Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...

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A Burmese python named Spot has been named the new Prezoodent at the Utica Zoo after winning the 2026 election.

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A Utica Zoo prezoodential election that will surely go down in hiss-tory has ended with victory for President Spot, a Burmese python and the first non-mammal to hold the post, zoo officials announced ...

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Utica Zoo’s 2026 PreZOOdential election has officially come to an end, and they are excited to announce that their fourth ever PreZOOdent is Spot, the Burmese python.