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Europe's snakeskin fashions could threaten pythons

Europe's love of snakeskin fashion items could threaten the very survival of pythons, according to a report published Tuesday.

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Nearly a half million python skins are exported each year -- almost exclusively for use in European fashion -- in a massive market with a legal value of more than $1.0 billion (771 million euros), according to the study "Trade in South-East Asian Python Skins."

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    I still remember the day Chai came back to class after meeting a girl during our gap hour when we were still in college. Pat was her name. She had perfectly light, fair skin and she was decked out in pearl earrings, a costly print scarf and a status ...

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