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African Pythons Targeted for Removal

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The invasive Burmese Python ( Python molurus ) is well established in the Florida Everglade. Another species of Python, the African Python ( Python sebae ) has established a small population in the 2,877-acre Bird Drive Area (BDA) in South Florida. The best chance to catch a Python is during a cold front.

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She Turned Me Into A Newt

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The entire scene from which that bit of dialogue comes, in Monty Python and the Holy Grail , is one of my favorite scenes ever from a movie. The absurdity of mob rule is summed up well, I think, by the idea of a fully healthy human male saying out loud, as evidence of a woman being a witch, that “She turned me into a newt!

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Every sperm is sacred

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This differs from humans and other mammals, in which the addition of extra sperm essentially destroys the egg. Meanwhile, until those answers are found, just relax and let Monty Python explain it all. The research doesn’t fully explain why “supernumerary” (as if they were extras in an opera!)

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Birding the Danzhou Bay area (Hainan, China) by day

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While not on the scale of bird migration, it is routinely and somewhat lazily described as the biggest annual migration of humans in the world. The Spring Festival – or Chinese New Year – is a big period for traveling in China. Being somewhat allergic to crowds, I usually avoid traveling during the peak of this period.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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Apparently, some bird photographers think that any human artifacts shown on a bird photo immediately spoil the whole photo. And of course, on a rather rare occasion for this blog, an almost perfect link to the next bird (my favorite transition is still the Monty Python one: “And now for something completely different”).

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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Not sure why they spend time in Shanghai in winter when they could come here though, but then again, I usually do not understand most of the behavior of humans either. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Yes, we have them in Shanghai as well. Jerdon has also been noted as being rash.

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From Today's New York Times

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In addition to the effects of these invasive species on ecosystems, there are also compelling humane and public safety arguments for restricting trade. There is a list of human victims of captive snakes, including a 2-year-old girl who was strangled in her crib by a pet Burmese python who had escaped from its enclosure.