| Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director; John Kelly has ‘full authority’ Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:01 PM PDT  President Trump's volatile communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, has been removed from his position just 11 days after he was brought into the West Wing.
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| Inmates Escape Alabama Jail During Peanut Butter Ploy Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:10 AM PDT  A manhunt was ongoing Monday evening for the last of 12 inmates who broke out of a jail near Birmingham.
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| Iran accuses United States of breaching nuclear deal Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:44 AM PDT  By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Iran believes new sanctions that the United States has imposed on it breach the nuclear deal it agreed in 2015 and has complained to a body that oversees the pact's implementation, a senior politician said on Tuesday. Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed by the United States, Russia, China and three European powers, Iran curbed its nuclear work in return for the lifting of most sanctions. The U.S. Senate voted on the same day to impose new sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea.
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| Body of College Football Player Who Vanished On Lake Tahoe Recovered One Year Later Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT  Authorities in California are believed to have found the remains of 20-year-old Marc Ma.
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| Pilot Awarded For Landing Plane Safely In Hailstorm Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT  The Airbus A320 operated by AtlasGlobal took off from Istanbul, Turkey and was headed to Erkan, Cyprus on Thursday when it was met with a shower of golf ball-sized hailstones after being in the air for just 10 minutes.
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| Moscow court shooting: Three 'Grand Theft Auto gang members' killed in bungled bid to escape trial Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:09 AM PDT  A shooting in a courthouse in a Moscow suburb resulted in three assailants dead and two heavily injured on Tuesday afternoon. Two convoy officers, a man and a woman, also sustained injuries, as did an officer of the National Guard, Russia's newest law enforcement task force. A bailiff stands behind a fence at the main entrance of Moscow Regional Court Credit: Andrey Nikerichev/Moscow News Agency The shooters were alleged members of the so-called "GTA gang" - a reference to the popular video game Grand Theft Auto - a mysterious crime group that used to terrorise drivers heading south on the M4 highway that connects Moscow and Rostov-on-Don. Between 2013 and 2014 the gang was reported to stop cars on the highway by using different methods to damage their tyres, including shooting at the wheels. Gang members would then approach drivers, pretending to offer help but instead robbing and brutally murdering them. In November 2014 the Investigative Committee reported arresting the supposed gang members. In August 2016, a trial of nine of them began in the Moscow Region Court located in a northwestern suburb of the capital. Police officers walk towards Moscow Regional Court Credit: Andrey Nikerichev/Moscow News Agency The accused were charged with 17 counts of murder, as well as robbery, banditry, illicit firearms trafficking and document forgery. On Tuesday, five of the accused were being transported to the courtroom by two convoy officers, a man and a woman, for another court hearing of the case. In the elevator, it is reported that one of them attacked one of the convoy officers, while the others seized the officers' guns. Once the elevator arrived to the third floor of the courthouse, the accused started shooting at the National Guard officers waiting for them in the hall in an attempt to flee from the courthouse. Both of the convoy officers were injured, as well as one National Guard officer. The other National Guard officers tried to disarm and stop the shooters, killing three of them and heavily injuring two in the process. Five members of the gang, suspected of killing more than a dozen of motorists, grabbed firearms from security officers Credit: Alexander Shcherbak\\TASS via Getty Images Lawyer Sofia Rubasskaya, who was in the courthouse on another case, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency that she heard at least 20 gunshots. According to the statement National Guard issued on the heels of the shooting, no one among "civilians" present at the courthouse at the moment was hurt "thanks to the brave and professional actions of the National Guard officers." The prosecutor's office of the Moscow region opened a criminal probe into the accident. Moscow region prosecutor Alexei Zakharov promised to investigate possible violations of the convoy procedure. Perpetrators of the shooting are likely to face additional charges of attempt at murder of a law enforcement officer, stealing firearms and attempt at fleeing custody. The shooting happened at the Moscow Regional Court, around 12 miles from the centre of Moscow
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| Who is Vietnam vet James McCloughan, Medal of Honor recipient? Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:53 AM PDT  Vietnam War veteran and U.S. Army medic James McCloughan is scheduled to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor Monday, 48 years after he saved the lives of 10 comrades in Vietnam.
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| Venezuelan leader defiant as US imposes sanctions on him Posted: 31 Jul 2017 05:01 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro claimed a popular mandate Monday to dramatically recast Venezuela's political system, dismissing U.S. sanctions imposed on him and condemnations by his domestic opponents and governments around the world.
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| Nissan attacked for one of 'nastiest anti-union campaigns' in modern US history Posted: 01 Aug 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Days before a potentially historic union vote at the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, the car company has been accused of running one of the "nastiest anti-union campaigns in the modern history of the American labour movement". The vote, a fiercely contested effort by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to represent a foreign automaker's US plant, is planned for Thursday and Friday this week. In the closing days of the campaign, which has attracted support from the former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, UAW officials and their allies have become increasingly confident of victory even as managers have pressured workers to vote no. "People are rallying," says Frank Figgers, co-chair of the Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan.
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| Tomi Lahren: Trump supporter critcises Obamacare – then admits she benefits from it Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:40 AM PDT  Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren has admitted she benefits from Obamacare, seconds after arguing publicly against it. "I think that universal health care is a bad decision. The former TV host debated comedian Chelsea Handler about the healthcare law at the new political convention in California.
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| Transgender Man Gives Birth to Son: 'It Feels Great to Have Him' Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:44 PM PDT  An Oregon transgender man gives birth to a son.
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| Shark Attacks 2 12-Year-Old Girls On South Carolina Beach Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:20 AM PDT  One of the children had to be transported to a nearby hospital.
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| Indonesia detains 153 over $450-million scam targeting Chinese Posted: 31 Jul 2017 05:21 AM PDT  Indonesian police on Monday said they had detained more than 150 Chinese nationals accused of carrying out a sophisticated scam that netted around $450 million by tricking their compatriots into paying to make legal cases go away. "This is an international syndicate of online fraud," Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono told a news conference. "The information first came from China's police department, so this is a joint investigation." Police said the suspects, 148 of whom were Chinese nationals and the rest Indonesian, had been detained during weekend raids in the capital Jakarta, the city of Surabaya and the islands of Batam and Bali.
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| Ford’s Mustang is getting a ‘Good Neighbor Mode’ thanks to an engineer’s angry neighbors Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:33 AM PDT 
Unless you live in the middle of nowhere, you've likely experienced the unfiltered rage that comes with being disturbed by a particularly loud car or motorcycle passing by your home. It can be incredibly annoying, especially if it jolts you out of an otherwise pleasant slumber, but Ford thinks it has a solution, and it's all thanks to a little incident between a former Ford engineer and his ticked-off neighbors. The 2018 Ford Mustang will come with what is being casually referred to as "Good Neighbor Mode." Activated within the vehicle's dash menu system, the quiet mode seeks to mute much of the rumble of the exhaust pipes in an effort to keep your neighborhood from turning against you. It can be set manually or activated on a set schedule, automatically turning on or off depending on the time of day. Steve von Forester is responsible for the neighborly new feature. He's the former head of vehicle engineering at Ford and now leads the team which designs and tweaks the overall user experience. Von Forester is also a Mustang owner with a V8 Shelby GT350, which had a habit of rustling his neighbors' feathers. After one particularly touchy situation in which one neighbor called 911 to complain about his loud exhaust, Von Forester came up with the idea for the quiet exhaust option. Along with an overall calmer exhaust note, the newest Mustangs will also get a "Quiet Start" option, which will prevent the vehicle from roaring as the driver turns the key. These features should add up to an overall more suburb-friendly sports car, but that's only if Mustang owners actually decide to use them.
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| The Week Donald Trump Lost the South China Sea Posted: 31 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Vietnam's capitulation shows China's neighbors fear the U.S. no longer has their backs.
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| Venezuela sends two top opposition leaders back to jail Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:12 PM PDT  Venezuela's intelligence service hauled two prominent opposition leaders back to prison Tuesday, triggering international outcry as embattled President Nicolas Maduro moved to shore up his power after an election widely denounced as a sham. In a statement, the Supreme Court said protest leader Leopoldo Lopez and Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma were sent back to prison because they had violated the terms of their house arrest by making political statements. In a video he pre-recorded in case he was sent back to jail, Lopez urged his supporters to keep fighting Maduro's government.
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| The Latest: US VP wants better relations with Russia Posted: 31 Jul 2017 04:53 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on U.S-Russian tensions (all times local):
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| Nashville Mayor Says Her Son Died of an Apparent Drug Overdose Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:20 AM PDT  "We received news that no parents should ever have to hear"
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| Stephen, Ayesha Curry Exchange Sweet Messages On Instagram Posted: 31 Jul 2017 11:01 PM PDT  Stephen and Ayesha Curry celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary.
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| Handcuffed, facedown and shot, Yemeni executed for child rape and murder Posted: 01 Aug 2017 08:23 AM PDT  A man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was executed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday in front of hundreds of onlookers, the first public execution there since 2009.
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| President Xi says China loves peace but won't compromise on sovereignty Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:13 PM PDT  By Philip Wen and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) - China loves peace but will never compromise on defending its sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday while marking 90 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army. China has rattled nerves around Asia and globally with its increasingly assertive stance in territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas and an ambitious military modernization plan. Relations with self-ruled Taiwan have also worsened since Tsai Ing-wen from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party won presidential elections there last year.
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| Hiker Captures Harrowing Moment He Was Followed by Mama Bear and Her Cubs Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:38 PM PDT  Geoffrey Glassner was hoping that the family would turn off the trail, but they just kept coming.
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| Indian forces kill elusive Kashmir commander Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:06 AM PDT  Indian forces killed a top militant commander in Kashmir on Tuesday, triggering clashes in which one protester was killed and dozens injured. Abu Dujana, a senior fighter from the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, was killed during a raid near Srinagar in the disputed Indian-held territory of Kashmir. Indian troops and police special counterinsurgency forces surrounded the village of Harkipora after a tip off that the militant and an aide were hiding in a house.
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| See Samsung’s new flip phone powered on for the first time Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:29 PM PDT 
Galaxy Note 8 leaks have been dominating the headlines of tech blogs for months now. We've seen renders, cases, release windows and rumored specs sheets, but it's easy to forget that the Note 8 likely won't be the only other phone Samsung releases in the second half of the year. Along with the S8 Active, Samsung is also reportedly working on two smart flip phones, both of which could launch in 2017. We highlighted the Samsung flip phone leaks last month, but over the weekend (via Slashleaks), photos of the SM-G9298 powered up and out in the wild appeared online for the very first time.
At a glance, the SM-G9298 looks relatively advanced for a flip phone. It features a near bezel-less 4.2-inch display on both the outside and the inside of the top flap, both of which look sharp in the leaked images. The phone could almost pass as a miniature Galaxy S8 from the front (if it didn't also flip open). 
The physical buttons are situated similarly to the buttons on the SM-G1650 we covered in June, though the Home, Back and Recent buttons now surround the control pad while the dedicated buttons for camera and email functionality have vanished altogether. As for specifications, previous leaks suggest that the flip phone will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, 2,300mAh battery, 12-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera. Unfortunately, the phone will almost certainly launch in a few Asian markets, including China, so our Western readers will have to stick with non-flippable phones. The good news is that if a final or near-final version of the phone is floating around in the wild, the unveiling should come soon.
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| The Latest: Trump found Scaramucci's remarks 'inappropriate' Posted: 31 Jul 2017 11:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EDT):
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| Ancient fidget spinner confirms there's really nothing new under the sun Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:09 PM PDT  Old trends always have a way of popping back up, don't they? Wired editor, Arielle Pardes, left Twitter shook on Monday after posting a very revealing photo of how far we have come as a society. Spoiler: we haven't come that far. SEE ALSO: The Hidden History of Fidget Spinners You know these new wacky gadgets called fidget spinners that have taken over the internet? Apparently, they have been around since roughly 2000-1800 B.C.E., as made evident by this museum display. Proof that there are no original ideas anymore pic.twitter.com/7zPxYha7QQ — Arielle Pardes (@pardesoteric) July 31, 2017 Apparently, in ancient Iraq, they made a "spinning toy with animal heads" out of baked clay. Who knew people in biblical times had trouble focusing? Surely there were less distractions. Though the majority of Twitter found this revelation both hilarious and surprising, a few people pointed out that this ancient fidget spinner resembles more of a spice if anything. Looks like a chunk of ginger to me. — Laurence Pelletier (@laurpelletier) July 31, 2017 Who threw a lump of ginger into the display case? — COLIN ALSTON (@COLINALSTON1) July 31, 2017 Well at least our fidget spinners come in fun colors. Also, is clay really the best material for toy that is supposed to spin? We are grateful the necessary changes were made in our 2017 model. Next time you think you've come up with a mind-blowing invention, better check your local museum. It's all been done before. WATCH: These ingenious inventions will make summer so much better
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| Botched Buttock Surgery Victim's Family Calls Death A 'Murder' Posted: 31 Jul 2017 11:48 PM PDT  Latesha Bynum's family said that they wanted answers as to how the Harlem mom died after getting silicone injections at a local clinic.
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| Toronto man admits killing his family in bid to hide web of lies from fiancée Posted: 01 Aug 2017 03:12 AM PDT  A man has confessed to killing his mother and two of his brothers with a crossbow over fears they would expose his lies about having a job to his fiance weeks before their wedding. Brett Ryan had admitted his past as a bank robber to Kristen Baxter and she still agreed to walk down the aisle. After his mother Susan Ryan threatened to expose his lies to Ms Baxter and cut off financial support, the pair got into a heated argument, an agreed statement of facts submitted to the Ontario Court of Justice.
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| The Most Surprising Results From Princeton Review's 2018 Top College Ranking Posted: 01 Aug 2017 10:16 AM PDT  From the party schools to the prettiest campuses, the Princeton Review has released its annual college rankings.
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| Qatar Airways expected to access contingency routes in August: source Posted: 31 Jul 2017 04:16 PM PDT ![Qatar Airways expected to access contingency routes in August: source]( "Qatar Airways expected to access contingency routes in August: source") By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Qatar Airways is expected to have access to three contingency routes over international waters in early August, after a UN-led meeting on Monday discussed air corridors for Doha following a rift with its neighbors, a source familiar with the matter said. Qatar had asked the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to intervene after its national carrier was denied access to the airspace of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates as part of economic sanctions. The four countries severed ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting terrorism, something Doha denies.
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| 10 Easy Back-to-School DIY Ideas That Will Get Your Kids Excited to Learn Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:45 PM PDT |
| Elephants, tigers kill one human a day in India Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:13 PM PDT  Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures. India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones. According to the environment ministry, 1,144 people were killed in attacks across India in 1,143 days between April 2014 and May this year.
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| Venezuela: more than 8 million grant government more power Posted: 30 Jul 2017 09:43 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro's ruling socialist party with virtually unlimited powers — a report more than double the estimates of independent experts and opposition leaders who met the announcement with fury and derision.
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| Republican Senator who helped blocked Donald Trump's Obamacare Repeal bill is applauded spontaneously at airport Posted: 31 Jul 2017 06:17 AM PDT  Senator Susan Collins, less than a day after casting a difficult vote against her party's healthcare repeal bill, has returned to her home state of Maine to the warmest welcome she's received in her 20 years in the Senate. "It was very encouraging and affirming, especially after arriving home after a very difficult time," Ms Collins said. Ms Collins said that she voted against the Obamacare repeal bill — which Republicans have promised they'd eliminate for seven years now — because the legislation withheld federal funding from Planned Parenthood, and because she didn't think that the new legislation provided adequate coverage for her constituents.
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| Your cable company is robbing you every month, but we’ll tell you how to stop them Posted: 31 Jul 2017 05:30 PM PDT 
Like millions of other Americans across the country, you're probably paying more for home internet service than you should be. No, we're not simply talking about the inflated monthly fees ISPs charge for actual home internet service, because that's supply and demand. We're talking about the extra $8 to $10 you spend each month on your modem rental fee. You probably don't even realize it. Go look at your bill… it's there. What you might not know, however, is that you can purchase your own compatible modem for next to nothing, and that monthly fee with vanish as soon as you return your leased modem to your cable provider. There are a bunch of good options out there, but we recommend the NETGEAR CM400 (8x4) DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem, which is discounted right now on Amazon and compatible with every major ISP in the US. Here are some key details from the product page: - ELIMINTE MONTHLY CABLE MODEM RENTAL FEES - Up to $120 per year
- DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem with 1 Gigabit Ethernet port. DOCSIS 3.0 unleashes 8x faster download speeds than DOCSIS 2.0
- Recommended for all speed tiers up to 100Mbps. Separate router required for WiFi. 8x4 channel bonding.
- Ideal for streaming HD videos, faster downloads, and high-speed online gaming
- Compatible with Xfinity from Comcast, Spectrum (Charter, Time Warner Cable, Brighthouse), Cox, CableONE & more.
- **Not compatible with bundled voice services. Not a WiFi device. Needs a separate WiFi Router**
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| 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:10 PM PDT  And you thought a key to the executive washroom was bad-ass.
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| BMW teases new roadster ahead of Pebble Beach Posted: 31 Jul 2017 02:35 AM PDT  Lots of auto events around the world that started out as something relatively specialized are increasingly being used by major automakers to showcase their new, upcoming production models. BMW has a history of using the sensational Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event in California to wow crowds and the assembled media with one-off concepts. The car will be revealed on August 17, and BMW grandly claims "the road will never be the same" as a result of it.
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| Tearful former Thai PM Yingluck says she was never dishonest Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:09 PM PDT ![Tearful former Thai PM Yingluck says she was never dishonest]( "Tearful former Thai PM Yingluck says she was never dishonest") By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra delivered a tearful closing statement to a Bangkok court on Tuesday, saying she did not act dishonestly in a multi-billion dollar rice subsidy scheme and that she was being politically persecuted. Yingluck argued the rice scheme, which backfired costing Thailand $8 billion, benefited average Thais. The scheme appealed to agricultural voters, who make up nearly 40 percent of the labor force, and are the backbone of Yingluck's party.
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| A Grilled Cheese Burger Is The Love Child Between Two Of Your Favorite Foods Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:20 AM PDT  You'll never look at a cheeseburger the same way.
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| Incredibly rare white snake found in Australia Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:08 AM PDT  A bright white snake with an "incredibly rare mutation" has been found in Australia's Northern Territory. The reptile was rescued by a resident in the area and handed into the Territory Wildlife Park where it is currently being cared for. "It is a white slaty grey, which is native to Australia but this one has an incredibly rare mutation, as they are usually a dark brown colour," the park said. "The nocturnal snake will be placed in quarantine at the park to ensure it is free of any nasties that can harm our other animals and then be put on display for everyone to marvel at." Staff said the white snake's black eyes indicate it is leucistic and not albino. They added the snake will not be released back into the wild as it "would be unlikely to live long". "Animals of this colouring are usually 'sitting ducks'," they added. "This one was also in a conflict zone with human pets - so safer with us, and we will make sure she has a good life free of threats. "In an ideal world we would not need to rescue wildlife, but humans have created this situation and we have to try and manage it the best we can." Electrocuted cannibal snakes give workers a massive fright Funniest animals
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