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Reptile hunter climbs into apartment building dumpster to remove 16-foot python in Los Angeles
Joseph Hart, a 24-year-old reptile hunter, rescued a massive 16-foot female python from a dumpster in Los Angeles. He later named the female snake "Apples."
Wild moment reptile wrangler casually captures 20-foot python from Los Angeles dumpster
Wild video shows a brave reptile wrangler calmly climbing into a dumpster in just jeans and a T-shirt to capture a 20-foot python with his bare hands. Joseph Hart was seen casually hopping into the dumpster after locals spotted the terrifying-looking snake slithering loose last week in a Los Angeles apartment complex.
Reptile Hunter Rescues 16ft Python From A Dumpster In Los Angeles After It Was Abandoned
An abandoned 16ft python in Los Angeles, California is thanking its lucky stars and stripes that it was found by reptile hunter Joseph Hart. The Southern
Reptile hunter removes 16-foot python from LA apartment building dumpster
Joseph Hart, sporting just jeans and a T-shirt, carefully removed the python from the apartment building dumpster in Los Angeles. (Credit: Instagram / @reptile.hunter)
Reptile wrangler rescues 'frightened' 20-foot python found perched on dumpster in Los Angeles
A 20-foot python found on a dumpster in downtown Los Angeles was safely removed by reptile wrangler Joseph Hart after animal control and police couldn't respond to the unusual situation.
20-foot python found on top of dumpster in downtown Los Angeles
Snake wrangler Joseph Hart wrestled the python from the dumpster after residents found it in their trash area.
20ft python found on top of dumpster in downtown Los Angeles
Animal wrangler Joseph Hart was called to help capture a 20ft python that broke out of a dumpster in a Los Angeles, California apartment complex on August 5. Hart says the reptile was likely abandoned due to the difficult and expensive treatment required for its mouth rot infection.
Sixteen-foot python discovered in Los Angeles dumpster—"Pure muscle"
"This was definitely someone's pet animal, which makes a pretty tragic story," reptile handler Joseph Hart said.
Man Wrangles 20-Foot-Long Python Lying on Community Dumpster in California
Residents in this building were unsure how to handle this situation. A 20-foot-long python was just hanging out on the dumpster where everyone threw their trash. KCBS reports that when they couldn't reach Los Angeles Animal Control Services,
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Former bishop who was cleared by Vatican of multiple sexual assault ...

Hart’s previous diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph reached court settlements years ago with at least 10 victims. Prosecutors in Wyoming decided in 2020 not to proceed with charging Hart.
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Former KC priest, Wyoming bishop accused of sex abuse dies | Kansas ...

Born Sept. 26, 1931, Hart was a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph from 1956 to 1976. He became auxiliary bishop of Cheyenne in 1976 and was bishop from 1978 until retiring ...
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Joseph Hart, 60, Delaware County Daily Times Executive Editor died Tuesday

Hart became Executive Editor of the paper after Heron retired in April 2020. “Joe’s news judgement was always on the money,” Heron said. “You couple that with his knowledge of Delaware County.