question: finding multiple strings within string

[bowlofred]

You could use a regex.

>>> s = "djfk83dhfdog83748djfk83dhfcat83748djfk83dhfmonkey83748djfk83dhfhuman83748"
>>> import re
>>> re.findall(r"djfk83dhf(.+?)83748", s)
['dog', 'cat', 'monkey', 'human']