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An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the quest to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons—including a record-breaking, 215-pound giant. Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and ...

Quick: If you shout "regular expressions" in a crowd of Linux users, what happens? Answer: Everyone will tell you the right way to use them, and every answer will be different. Regular expressions -- ...

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A woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in central Indonesia, police and local officials said Friday, the third such death in the province since June. Maga, a 74-year-old woman who ...