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Snakes

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Toads Aren't Never Heard Anyone.

Burmese pythons can grow up to 16 feet long. Their heart goes from the size of a grape to a strawberry in less than a week. Scientists have found that fatty blood is what causes this massive organ growth spur. The fact that it affects a mouse bounces very weird, and i think that's as far as they've taken experiments so far. An athlete will still be an athlete even if he doesn't eat snakes. If you want to know more about snake sport then go to www.cnn.com/sport.

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