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MSNBC - 49-foot python captured in Indonesia
Address:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750/
Address:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750/
I thought those were pretty good?
Bring a camera, and put the pictures where we can get to them. I'd be interested in seeing some better photos as well.Originally posted by Andy I have just done a quick search on google and only found the same pictures, will just have to travel to Indonesia to find out myself!
Origionally Posted By Monique
I thought those were pretty good?
Starts to sound like a publicity stunt??When a recreation park in Indonesia put a huge reticulated python on show last week, keepers insisted to reporters it was 15 metres long.
That made it the longest ever caught.
But amid growing scepticism of the claim, a photographer working for Reuters returned to the Curugsewu park in the small central Java town of Kendal on Wednesday with a measuring tape.
The snake's true length - around 6.5 metres.
Originally posted by Monique
Starts to sound like a publicity stunt??
The 49-foot python captured in Indonesia is a reticulated python (Python reticulatus).
The reticulated python is native to Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. It is possible that the python was either born and raised in Indonesia or migrated there from a neighboring country.
Reticulated pythons are known to reach lengths of up to 30 feet, but it is rare for them to reach lengths of 49 feet. This is likely due to a combination of factors such as diet, habitat, and genetics.
The average size of a reticulated python is between 10-20 feet, making the 49-foot python a significantly larger specimen.
The fate of the 49-foot python is uncertain, but it is possible that it will be placed in a zoo or wildlife sanctuary for further study and conservation efforts. It may also be released back into the wild if it is determined to be in good health and able to survive on its own.