Huge 26ft python found in Penang - could become a new a Guinness Record holder

A huge python has been found by workers on a construction site in Penang, Malaysia - it measures 26ft and could lay claim to be the longest snake ever caught. It is a reticulated python, a species that is found in Southeast Asia. The reptile was spotted curled up under a tree by workers who were engaged in the construction of a new flyover in Paya Terubong on the holiday island of Penang.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 11 April 2016.

The workers referred the matter to the Civil Defense Department and it took nearly half an hour to capture the snake. It was not just 8m in length but weighed about 250-Kg. This catch could create a new Guinness Record because the current record is held by a Medusa which is a 7.3m (24ft) reticulated python. It lives in Missouri in the United States.
This snake is at present being held at the civil defense headquarters and will be handed to the state wildlife department. Simultaneously, officials will verify whether it is really the longest ever python captured before it can be officially confirmed as a record breaker.
Experts believe that there could still be longer snakes living in the wild. In 1912, a python reported to be 10m (33ft) was found and shot in Indonesia. And in 2009, scientists in Colombia had discovered the fossilized bones of a snake that is believed to have reached 12.8m (42ft).


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A 16-ft python found dead and floating in a Lancashire canal

#python #lancashire #RibbleValley The police has appealed for information that could solve the mystery of a huge 16-ft python that was found dead and floating in a canal Norden Bridge in Rishton, Lancashire, by walkers as reported in news.sky.com dated 4 March 2015.
The reticulated python is believed to have been around 12 to 15 years old and could have been living in the wild for a number of days before it died. Post-mortem examination carried out on it revealed that it exhibited signs of respiratory disease that could have been the cause of its death.
In the opinion of Ribble Valley Wildlife Crime Officer PC Carl Chew, a python of this size could have attacked any person and it is fortunate that no one was attacked. He has added that there are specific offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and Animal Welfare Act regarding releasing a python.
Some possibilities being explored are that the python may have outgrown its home and the owners released it. Or its owner could have wanted to get rid of its pet.
Whatever be the reason, the police have suggested that owners who want to get rid of their pets should not just set them free but inform suitable agencies who have expertise in such matters.