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Giant snake capture in Florida was a hoax

Source: Reuters
Miami : FL : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • A 12-foot (3.65m) Burmese python that was captured in the backyard of a home in south Miami, Florida
    A 12-foot (3.65m) Burmese python that was captured in the backyard of ...
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A 12-foot (3.65m) Burmese python that was captured in the backyard of ...
A man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture. Justin Matthews, a professional animal trapper, later admitted that he had "staged the event to call...
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