Just call him Python Dundee.A Miami man pulled an 18-foot Burmese python out of roadside brush and wrestled with it for 10 minutes before cutting its head off with a knife.The 128-pound specimen turned out to be the biggest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, besting the previous record by more than a foot, wildlife officials said."I was pretty exhausted and I didn't want to get bit," Jason L...
By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsThe loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.American Red CrossThe Red Cross has set up shelters in various communities. You can donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund here...
There are "confirmed casualties" at an elementary school that was flatted by a tornado Monday, and rescuers were searching for survivors in the rubble as night fell, officials said.Several children and teachers were pulled alive from the ruins of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore after the building took a direct hit Monday afternoon.A little girl was lifted out of the debris by rescuers, whi...
By Devin Coldewey, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsThe tornadoes in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and other states are wreaking havoc, but relief efforts are underway. Local schools, churches and community organizations lucky enough to escape damage are coordinating food and shelter for displaced residents and accepting donations of food, blankets and other much-needed items.The scope of larger recovery an...
The dangers of texting while driving gets more headlines and drunk driving remains one of the main causes of automobile accidents, but a large, new study published Monday helps explain why so many teens and young adults are involved in motor accidents.They're sleepy.Report after report shows it -- sleepy drivers cause car crashes. In the new study, researchers at The George Institute for Global H...