Pythons

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here is the longest snake that Dr Barr have measured, a huge python of 620 cm (20.5 ft), measured on camera. Here is the video, it is in Spanish, but is the only version that I could found:

Here is the picture of that animal:

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 It is really long, although not so heavy, probably weighing much less than the large anaconda of 103 kg captured by him in Venezuela. I guess some 50-70 kg at the most.

 

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Records of captive Pythons:

1. The famous Fluffy - 24 ft (7.3 m) 300 lb (136 kg):

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http://metro.co.uk/2010/10/28/fluffy-die...io-565552/

2. The huge Medusa - 25 ft 2 in (7.7 m) 350 lb (159 kg):

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http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/worl...ptivity%29
http://www.theworldslargestsnake.com/

These are new records ACTUALLY measured, but what about the old captive records like Colossus? Check this out:

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Finally, check this image:

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At the end of all this records, it seems that the only reliable maximum length is that of Medusa, with its 7.7 m of total length. Also, I guess that this is will be the maximum for a wild specimen. Records of 10 m are exaggerations or in the best case, badly measured specimens.

 

 

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The problem  of the pythons in the Florida, USA:

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Record specimen of 5.7 m and 58 kg, at the Florida state:

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Record python killed in South FloridaFemale snake examined by scientistsMay 20, 2013|By David Fleshler, Sun SentinelA record-setting Burmese python was killed with a knife in a rural section of southern Miami-Dade County, after a long struggle in which it wrapped itself around a man's legs.The monster snake was 18 feet, eight inches long, beating the previous Florida record by more than a foot, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Jason Leon, 23, of Palmetto Bay, was riding all-terrain-vehicles with friends near Florida City when one of them spotted the snake sticking out of a bush. Leon, who used to keep pet pythons and knew how to handle them, grabbed the snake behind the head and tried to pull it out. A friend brought him a knife.The 128-pound female snake fought back, using its constricting muscles to try to overpower him.."At one point it was wrapped around both my legs and one of my arms," Leon said. "I knew I had to keep it away from my neck. I wasn't scared. I had two other people right there. I knew if it came down to it they would help me out."After struggling with the snake for about 10 minutes, he maneuvered the knife into position and cut off its head."I certainly didn't want to kill the snake," said Leon, a marine biology student at Florida International University. "I just didn't have a big enough bag to bring it back."Back home, he went on Google and learned he had apparently killed the record Florida python. He contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which arranged for the snake to be picked up and taken to the University of Florida Research and Education Center in Davie for examination.Although not the largest Burmese python in existence, this is the largest one found so far in Florida. The previous state record was 17 feet, seven inches.Despite the snake's immense size, it apparently had not been eating particularly well. A necropsy found just a single bird feather in its digestive tract, said Frank Mazzotti, UF professor of wildlife ecology. It was slender, and although it was female, it contained no eggs, he said.Burmese pythons, native to southern Asia, have established a breeding population in the Everglades and have turned up individually elsewhere in South Florida as a by-product of the exotic pet business. The sources are thought to be the destruction of one or more breeding facilities in Hurricane Andrew, along with the release of individual snakes by pet owners who no longer wanted them.The presence of the snakes has deeply concerned biologists because of their ability to prey on native wildlife, spread beyond their Everglades base and outcompete top predators, such as alligators."Jason Leon's nighttime sighting and capture of a Burmese python of more than 18 feet in length is a notable accomplishment that set a Florida record," said Kristen Sommers, the wildlife agency's Exotic Species Coordination Section Leader. "The FWC is grateful to him both for safely removing such a large Burmese python and for reporting its capture."Leon has donated the python's skeleton to the state, but plans to keep the skin once the analysis is done. Once he moves out to his own place, he plans to put it on the wall.Burmese pythonsNative range: India, southern China, Malay peninsula, parts of East IndiesFlorida distribution: Everglades, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park, adjacent areas, individually in various cities.Habitat: Often found near water. Good tree climbers.Size: Typically six to 10 feet long.Diet: Variety of birds, mammals and small alligatorsSource: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05...mese-snake
http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/record...ed#slide=5

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Interesting, this feral snakes had adapted very well to the Florida. There are new reports that there are also anacondas in the area. It seems that this place will become one of the best experiments, all giant snakes living in a single space, who will dominate???

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It seems that this snake species is shorter by relative more heavier than a similar sized reticulated python.
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