The reticulated python (Python reticulatus) is a species of python found in Southeast Asia. They are the world’s longest snakes and longest reptiles and one of several three heaviest snakes. Like most pythons, they are nonvenomous constrictors and normally not considered dangerous to owners. Although large specimens are powerful enough to kill an adult human, attacks are only occasionally made note of.
An excellent swimmer, P. reticulatus recently been reported far out at sea and also colonized many small islands within its range. The specific name, reticulatus, is Latin meaning “net-like”, or reticulated, and is a reference for the complex color pattern.This species is the largest snake native to Asia. More than a thousand wild reticulated pythons in southern Sumatra were studied and estimated to have a length range of 12.5 to 6.5 m (4.9 to 21.3 ft) and a weight range of 1 to 75 kg (2.2 to one hundred sixty five.3 lb). Reticulated pythons with lengths more than 6 m (19.7 ft) are rare, though according to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the only extant snake to regularly exceed that length.A reticulated python of the same length as an eco-friendly anaconda may weigh only half just as much as the bulkier anaconda. One from the largest scientifically measured specimens, from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, was measured under anesthesia at several.95 m (22.8 ft) and weighed 59 kg (130 lb) after not having eaten for nearly 3 months.Widely published data of specimens that were considered to be several feet longer have not been confirmed.
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