pythons
Coverage of pythons in the Nexus archive.
- Pythons found in apartment; Forest Department, police launch probe
Pythons were discovered in an apartment, prompting the Forest Department and police to initiate an investigation.
- Chained to a cage of tigers, beaten with metal pipes or threatened with huge pythons... IAN BIRRELL goes inside Chinese gangs' scamming factories, and reveals the horrific torture imprisoned 'workers' face if they don't steal from their online victims
Chinese gangs operate scamming factories where imprisoned 'workers' are tortured with methods like being chained to tigers, beaten with metal pipes, or threatened with pythons if they fail to steal from online victims. The article details the horrific conditions faced by these coerced individuals.
- Chinese man jailed after flat’s high electricity usage exposes breeding of 300 snakes
A man in eastern China was jailed for breeding 300 pythons at home, discovered due to high electricity usage. Pythons are Grade Two protected animals in China, and the case was highlighted by CCTV as causing 'serious' harm to wildlife.
- GPS-collared opossums help track Florida pythons after being eaten
GPS-collared opossums are being used in Florida to track invasive pythons after being consumed, aiding efforts to locate and remove the snakes. The initiative aims to reduce the python population, which threatens local ecosystems.