November 28, 2012 11:59 AM

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Increase in demand threatening survival of pythons

A new report from the International Trade Center says an increase in demand from luxury goods made from snakes skin is threatening the survival of some species of python.Half a million python skins are exported from south-east Asia annually but the researchers say many are illegal. They say the growing demand for handbags and other fashion items in Europe is fuelling imports.

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