The snake is being kept in a
zoo |
Indonesian
villagers are claiming they have caught a python which is almost 15
metres (49 feet) long, according to local media reports.
If confirmed, it would be the longest snake ever held in
captivity.
It is currently being kept in a zoo in the village of Curugsewu
on the island of Java.
Reports said that the snake was purchased from a man who caught
it in a Sumatra forest last year.
Newspapers quoted a local official as saying the python was 14.85
metres long and weighed 447 kilograms.
They said that the snake had only recently been put on public
display and ate three or four dogs a month.
Following the claims, Reuters news agency subsequently reported
that the snake did not measure up and was not of record-breaking
length.
Officially, the longest snake ever caught was a python shot in
Celebes in Indonesia in 1912, which was almost 10 metres in length.