NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. -- Two southeast Asian pythons rescued by a longtime snake collector and turned over to state game wardens are headed to a sanctuary. The larger of the pythons picked up Tuesday by experts from the Massachusetts-based Rainforest Reptile Shows was a female between 17 and 18 feet long. A slightly smaller male was about 15 feet long. The collector, Pat Howard, said he's "smart enough to realize that snake is bigger than I can safely take care of."
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