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Killers of Serpents
The Python Challenge Is the Only Thing Keeping the Everglades from Becoming a Two-Million-Acre Snake Pit
Justin's mission is to kill Burmese pythons, which can grow as long as 20 feet. He is one of 1,400 people who have signed up to hunt, shoot, and decapitate as many of the snakes as they can in a month as part of Florida’s first-ever Python Challenge. Full story
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Fringes
Venom Superman Responds to YouTube Comments
Last week we premiered a documentary about Steve Ludwin, a nutty guy who injects himself with snake venom as a means to becoming immortal. It was a YouTube hit, and received thousands of comments, such as "This guy is pretty cool" and "You look like you have AIDS. Do you?" Here… Full story
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Fringes
Venom Superman
For the past 20 years Steve Ludwin has been sticking deadly snake venom in a syringe and mainlining it. He claims that snake juice is the ultimate pick-me-up, making him stronger, faster, and more resilient. And now, it looks like mainstream scientific research might be catching Full story
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The Twitch
Sensory Overload at the Biggest Rattlesnake Roundup in the World
To become Miss Snake Charmer, a revealing swimsuit and a desire for world peace aren’t enough. You must also have enough skill with a knife to remove the epidermis of a serpent. Full story
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Vice Comics
By Patrick Dean
But Doctor, Will I Still Be Able to Play the Piano? Full story
The Mare
A New Story by Mary Gaitskill
Toppling a Delicate World
Being Gay and South Asian In America
There's No Sex in Prison Showers
We Usually Wore Our Underwear
Try Not to Destroy Your Life
The First Time I Took Molly
A Teacher and Her Student
Marilynne Robinson on Staying Out of Trouble
"Whitey" Isn't Very Popular in Boston
Interviews with Some of His Old Friends