A massive python was hiding beneath NJ home's shed — with a possum still inside it
Steadycorroborated5 outlets reported this themselves in 7 reports over 5 days - more reporting than echo.
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 6 Aug, 21:23A massive python was hiding beneath NJ home's shed — with a possum still inside it2 outlets
- 11 Aug, 07:458-foot Burmese python found under couple’s backyard shed after eating opossum2 outlets
- and 3 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Thu, 6 August 2026peak 2 reports on Tue, 11 August 2026Wed, 26 August 2026
What it is about
Rick RickmanFriendlyFeathers In Red BankFacebookBurmeseNew Jersey, United StatesMonmouth County, New Jersey, United StatesSamantha MammenScott CrawfordEd DaleyRed BankUnited StatesPyton birmańskiEdward DaleyJerseyDepartment Of Environmental ConservationNew York, United StatesNassau County, New York, United StatesConey Island, New York, United States
Who published it, and when
original reportcopyfirst to report
nj1015.com
nbcnewyork.com
knoe.com
wthitv.com
brooklyneagle.com
wpst.com
6 Aug, 21:23over 20 days26 Aug, 13:40
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 5 original reports, 2 reprints
Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- nj1015.com21:23first to report
Monmouth County SPCA officials got a big surprise when they rescued an 8-foot python from a backyard with a possum still in its stomach.
1 reprint
- wpst.com26 Aug, 13:40their copy
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- nbcnewyork.com16:59
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- RMF24 (Poland)15:59
Pyton birmański pod szopą. Wcześniej połknął oposa
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- knoe.com07:45
Animal control officers struggled to remove an 8-foot Burmese python from under a couple's backyard shed because of the meal it had recently eaten.
1 reprint
- wthitv.com11 Aug, 07:45their copy
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- brooklyneagle.com12:07
Environmental Conservation Officers Maynard and Grispin on Sunday, July 12, encountered a crowd of people, including small children.