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British diplomats paid $16,000 to re-stuff snake

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LONDON At a time when U.K. politicians are attempting to press budgets, British diplomats' huge costs for re-stuffing an ancient anaconda has actually left some observers hissing. A freedom of info request submitted by British politics blog Guido Fawkes has actually exposed that the Foreign Office forked out 10,000 pounds ($ 16,000) to restore "Albert," a stuffed anaconda believed to have actually been contributed to a British authorities in exactly what is now Guyana during the 19th century. British diplomats defended their decision to re-stuff the venerable serpent, stating "Albert" was a possession to Britain's diplomatic corps and was due for "essential maintenance.". But the Taxpayer's Alliance, a lobbying group, said diplomats may have been much better off delivering the snake to a gallery.

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