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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.
The largest female Australian scrub python seriously measured to date was caught in Palm Cove near Cairns in 2000, had a total length (including tail) of 5.65 m (18.5 ft), a head length of 12 cm (4.7 in), a tail length of 75 cm (30 in), a circumference at midbody of 36 cm (14 in), and a weight of 24 kg (53 lb).
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 ...
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!
As its common name suggests, it is a bright green snake that can reach a total length (including tail) of 2 m (6.6 ft) and a weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb), with females slightly larger and heavier than males. Living generally in trees, the green tree python mainly hunts and eats small reptiles and mammals.
Wildlife biologist Ian Easterling with a 16-foot Burmese python caught with the help of tracking. The writhing mound was a stunning 7 feet wide, with heads and tails in every direction.
Burmese pythons weigh about 200 pounds each, so that's roughly 10 massive snakes. In the video above, one of the bounty hunters wrestles a massive snake into the box — it's the largest python ...