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Giant Carpet Python's Rooftop Crawl Caught on Camera in Australia?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug 29, 2023 According to Australian officials, carpet pythons are "one of the largest, most familiar snakes ...
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What We Know About This Viral 'Snake Cat' Image

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 15, 2023 There is no proof that "serpens catus" is a real animal.
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Does This X-Ray Show a Snake Inside a Woman's Body?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 5, 2017 An x-ray image showing a slender creature inside a woman's pelvic area has been shared with a va ...
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Did a Snake Wrap Itself Around a Van?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 17, 2022 The internet loves a good fake snake video.
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Screenshot of a video of a snake being caught in a trap.

Does This Video Show a Giant Anaconda Getting Caught in a Trap?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 26, 2018 It's not just the chickens who are scared by what's seen in this video.
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A Facebook video posted by a user supposedly from India claimed to show a snake in a woman's ear.

Does Video Show Snake's Head in Woman's Ear?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 12, 2022 A video of a snake's head appearing to poke out of a woman's ear may have ended a bit prematurel ...
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A video supposedly showed a snake standing up and raising its head and was possibly a king cobra or black mamba in Malaysia, India, Zimbabwe, or another country.

Does Video Show a 'Snake Standing Up,' Raising Its Head?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 12, 2022 Social media commenters on Facebook and Reddit hypothesized that the snake in the video was eith ...
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A photo of a 44 inch cottonmouth snake in Lowndes County Alabama is real and was not altered with Adobe Photoshop.

Is the '44-Inch Cottonmouth' Snake Photo on Facebook Real?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 9, 2022 A picture of a fairly large snake was posted by a user named Chad Payne in the Alabama Reptile a ...
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Is the Snake and Snorkeler Photo in Online Ads Real?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 3, 2022 A picture of a large snake and a snorkeler showed up in an online advertisement that read, "Chil ...
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A giant snake skeleton was supposedly found off the coast of France on Google Maps and Google Earth and was purportedly Titanoboa.

Was a Giant Snake Skeleton Found on Google Maps?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 25, 2022 Titanoboa was "the largest snake that ever lived" at a length of "about 42 feet (13 meters) long ...
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A snake on a plane was spotted and recorded on video on an AirAsia flight over Malaysia.

Does Video Show a Snake on an AirAsia Plane?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb 11, 2022 In February 2022, a video that appeared to show a snake moving its head above airline passengers ...
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An ad claimed that workers spot giant snake and you won't believe what they found inside.

Did Workers Spot a Giant Snake with a Massive Bulge?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov 11, 2021 The story told of a veterinarian who supposedly cut into a giant anaconda at a construction site ...
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A kingsnake swallowed a rattlesnake right next to a San Diego garage and it was caught on video.

Video Shows Kingsnake Swallowing Rattlesnake at San Diego Home

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 9, 2021 It's not uncommon for a kingsnake to devour a rattlesnake, but it is rare to witness the act hap ...
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Did a Plumber Find a Giant Snake While Investigating a Clog?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 28, 2019 One seemingly oversized serpent seems to be making its way around the U.S. for identical poses.
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Is This a Picture of a Snake Found in a Milk Jug?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 29, 2018 We've heard of "milking snakes," but not usually in this context.
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Did a Python Swallow a Woman in Indonesia?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 4, 2018 Experts have authenticated video footage showing the aftermath of a deadly snake attack in June ...
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Have Rattlesnakes Been Found Inside Pool Noodles?

Written by:
David Emery
Jun 27, 2018 In June 2018, an Arizona fire department warned local residents to check their pool noodles for ...
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Little Girl Swims with Huge Albino Python

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Jul 26, 2016 An amazing video shows a young California girl who went swimming in a backyard pool with a massi ...
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Was the World's Largest Snake Captured in the Amazon?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 17, 2015 Fake news and fake photographs supposedly document the capture of a 134-foot-long anaconda caugh ...
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Is This a 'Snow Snake'?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Mar 2, 2014 Warning advises viewers to look out for the deadly 'snow snake' that has reportedly bitten and k ...
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