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  1. Reticulated python - Wikipedia

    In 2012, an albino reticulated python, named "Twinkie", housed in Fountain Valley, California, was considered to be the largest albino snake in captivity by the Guinness World Records.

  2. Found: The Largest Python Ever Captured - Atlas Obscura

    Apr 11, 2016 · The snake is a reticulated python, one of the largest snake species in the world. This one weighed in at around 550 pounds, and measured 26 feet. The current world-record snake in captivity...

  3. These Massive Pythons Are the World’s Largest - AZ Animals

    Mar 27, 2025 · Reticulated pythons can grow to over 20 feet long, and weigh over 150 pounds. They have distinct markings made up of black, white, yellow, and caramel-colored scales, and long, …

  4. Longest species of snake - Guinness World Records

    The longest documented snake is a 10-m (32-ft 9.5-in) reticulated python captured by hunters in Celebes (now Sulawesi) in Indonesia in 1912. This would also make it the longest extant reptile in …

  5. Giant python captured behind home in Malaysia, villagers 'shocked'

    Dec 12, 2025 · ALSO: Enormous 'dinosaur bird' stalks, devours snake in Uganda swamp Malaysia is home to several types of pythons, the largest being the reticulated python, which can measure nearly …

  6. Biggest Python Ever Recorded - American Oceans

    The reticulated python, known as Medusa, holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest snake ever in captivity. She measured an astonishing 7.67 meters in length and tipped the …

  7. Reticulated python | Size, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica

    The reticulated python is a species of giant constricting snake belonging to the python family, Pythonidae, and known for being the longest living snake in the world. The largest recorded …

  8. What is the biggest snake in the world? - Natural History Museum

    The longest reticulated python ever recorded was found in 1912 and measured in at a staggering 10 metres – that’s more than half the length of a bowling lane and makes this snake longer than a …

  9. What Is the Largest Python in the World? - Biology Insights

    Aug 21, 2025 · The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is the world’s longest snake. While average adults are around 4.78 meters (15.7 feet), some individuals are much longer.

  10. RETICULATED PYTHON: CHARACTERISTICS, BEHAVIOR, SIZE, PREY, …

    In December 2003, villagers in Curygseweu on Java claimed they caught the world’s largest snake: a reticulated python measuring 14.85 meters (48.7 feet) in length and weighing 447 kilograms.