Pythons
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Pythons can reach a length of more than 10 meters
(ORDO NEWS) — The longest snake in the world is the reticulated python, Malayopython reticulatus. Although they typically reach lengths of over 6 meters, the largest ever recorded was a 9.75-meter reticulated python found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in 1912. Unfortunately, this huge specimen was shot, so the record was broken posthumously. The longest snake in the world ever kept in captivity was a snake named Medusa, which was 7.67 meters long. According to the 2011 Guinness Book…
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Giant pythons are rampant in Florida
(ORDO NEWS) — The US government has admitted that it cannot reduce the population of America’s largest and most threatening invasive species. A USGS study has shown that the Burmese python , which can reach five meters in length and can eat almost any animal, is spreading rapidly in southern Florida. The study showed that pythons are difficult to trap, take over large areas of inaccessible habitat and are very good at camouflage. “Eradication of the population across the entire…
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How pythons swallow people and large animals
(ORDO NEWS) — One of the most terrible snakes in the world are pythons. These creatures are not terrifying because of their poisonousness – their mouth opens so much that a snake can easily swallow a whole person or a large beast. Especially dangerous are dark tiger pythons, whose body length reaches 5 meters, and body weight can be up to 75 kilograms. Usually they live in Asian countries, but recently they have been found in American Florida and are…
