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Tue 09 Sep 2009Scientists find snake in the Slaney
A routine river survey took an unexpected twist today after scientists pulled a 10-foot python from the water.
Relieved fisheries staff hauled in their nets on the River Slaney to discover the dead reptile - believed to be an aggressive African rock python.
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