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U.S. paratroopers hold a large python during jungle survival training taught by Indonesian army paratroopers during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 in Cilodong, Indonesia, June 12, 2013.

U.S. paratroopers hold a large python during jungle survival training taught by Indonesian army paratroopers during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 in Cilodong, Indonesia, June 12, 2013.

U.S. paratroopers hold a large python during jungle survival training taught by Indonesian army paratroopers during exercise Garuda Shield 2013 in Cilodong, Indonesia, June 12, 2013.

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