Whats The Biggest Snake You Have Seen ?

[AmeriThai]

Three years ago a 5 1/2 meter python was captured on th east side of Sukhumvit in Pattaya. That was the largest snake I have ever heard being caught in this specific area.

This one takes the cake:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750

This is a 49 foot python in Indonesia.

49-foot python captured in Indonesia

983-lb creature believed to be world's largest

Giant python on display

Dec. 31: A python believed to be the largest ever kept in captivity, is put on display in Kendal, in central Java, in Indonesia.

Updated: 10:00 a.m. ET Jan. 8, 2004

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian villagers claim to have captured a python that is almost 49 feet long and weighs nearly 990 pounds, a local official said.

If confirmed, it would be the largest snake ever kept in captivity.

Hundreds of people have flocked to see the snake at a primitive zoo in Curugsewu village on the country’s main island of Java.

Local government official Rachmat said the reticulated python measured 48 feet 8 inches and weighed in at 983 pounds.

The Guinness Book of World Records lists the longest ever captured snake to be 32 feet. The heaviest — a Burmese Python kept in Gurnee, Ill. — weighs 402 pounds, the book said on its Web site.

The Indonesian newspaper Republika said the snake, which was caught last year but only recently put on public display, eats three or four dogs a month.

Reticulated pythons are the world’s longest snakes. They are capable of eating animals as large as sheep, and have been known to attack and consume humans.

The species is native to the swamps and jungles of Southeast Asia.

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I believe the Indonesian snake, although quite large, was nowhere near the size originally indicated. I'm not sure it was even a record breaker. It's been suggested the gigantic size was greatly exaggerated in order to attract attention for a small zoo.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/bigsnake.asp

Edited May 6, 2007 by AmeriThai

[TAWP]

It's reported on the last page.

[colino]

some cool photos (i like it)

thanks