These huge snakes lived in the tropical rainforests of South America approximately 60 million years ago and would have been ...

Graham Alexander, from the University of Johannesburg, told Newsweek that reticulated pythons are ""massive snakes, without exaggerating" with exceptional creatures reaching 26 feet in captivity.

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 ...

1. Reticulated Python: Holding the title of the world's longest snake, it can grow to an astonishing 33 feet (10 meters) or more.

It's no miracle, but it sure is a rare event: A reticulated python (the world's largest species of snake) gave birth to six babies without the help of a male partner. The birth actually occurred ...

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Zoo's discovery marks first known virgin birth for a reticulated python. Virgin births among snakes and some other species isn't so rare after all Reticulated pythons are the world's largest ...

The reticulated python was spotted at a construction site in Paya Terubong, part of the island of Penang, where it was stuck under a fallen tree, The BBC reports.