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The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) of Southeast Asia is longer but more slender, and has been reported to measure as much as 8 m (26 ft) in length and weigh up to 168 kg (370 lb). [ 1 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The Burmese python , a south-east Asian species is known to reach up to 6 m (20 ft) and weigh as much as 150 kg (330 lb) and is ...
Widely published data of specimens reported to have been several feet longer are not verified. [7] At her death, a Burmese named "Baby" was the heaviest snake recorded in the world at the time at 182.8 kg (403 lb), [7] much heavier than any wild snake ever measured. [15] Her length was measured at 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in) circa 1999. [7]
"Fluffy" a captive reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) female♀ 7.3 m (24 ft) 136 kg (300 lb); "Fluffy" was last officially measured live on September 30, 2009, and died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, on October 26, 2010, due to an apparent tumor. She was 18 years old. 24 feet confirmed when measured at death.
Considering the known maximum prey size, a full-grown reticulated python can open its jaws wide enough to swallow a human, but the width of the shoulders of some adult Homo sapiens can pose a problem for even a snake with sufficient size. Reports of human fatalities and human consumption (the latest examples of consumption of an adult human ...
Burmese pythons are some of the largest snakes in the world. They can reach up to 16 feet in length and weigh 200 pounds or more. The lady snakes weigh more than the boys!
Although the amethystine python is smaller than the Australian scrub python, some sources claim that S. amethistina is able to reach lengths of 6 m (20 ft), with a weight up to 27 kg (60 lb) [8] and perhaps even 30 kg (66 lb). [9] The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 39–53 rows at midbody. There are deep, heat-sensing pits on six or seven ...
Conservancy biologists carry the 16-foot female python out of the marsh in a kayak because she was too big for a bag. ... “The average clutch size of a female python in southwest Florida is 46 ...
An illegally-owned 13-foot Burmese python was seized from a home in central New York state last week, officials said. ... Burmese pythons can grow up to 23 feet or more and weigh up to 200 pounds, ...