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For anyone that does not like snakes, I suggest you have someone else read you this. If they scare you, you can always close your eyes while they read. Otherwise, hang on, as this snake is a whopper.
Anyone knows that pythons get big, just look at the one recently pulled out of the Everglades and you will know. 24 feet is a bit more than 16 though. Just a bit, right? Well, the snake measured in at 24 feet 7 inches. This is a reptile that was captured in Malaysia. The weather and the environment is inductive to growth of the reptile.
The snake, once captured and measured, as suggested by one Malaysian civil defense officer, may have killed itself. Shazree Mustapha thinks the snake may have felt threatened so she committed suicide. The snake was known only to be in captivity a few days. There is speculation as to do its death. No autopsy is planned.
Of course, snake specialists think the snake must have been hurt during or after capture. Raymond Hoser suggests that snakes are delicate and easily injured. According to Hoser, the snake could have suffered injuries during capture because of the noose that was forced over its head. There is also video of the snake as it is kicked. This injury alone can kill a snake by giving it internal injuries.
The authorities planned to move the snake to the Department of Wildlife before it died, but they were too late. After death, they learned the snake was a female that had eggs. BBC reported the snake laid one egg before it died. No word as if the egg lived or died.
This might have been a big snake, but it is not the longest snake on record. That title belongs to Medusa, a snake that is housed in Missouri at a haunted house in Kansas City. The snake captured in Malaysia was shown to be on the Island of Penang. This may be a large snake, but is a common occurrence in Malaysia. In these coastal waters, snakes abound.
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