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Last Updated: Tuesday, 30 December, 2003, 13:25 GMT

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In pictures: Giant python




1 of 5 Curled up in its cage at an Indonesian provincial zoo, the reticulated python rests its bulk.




2 of 5 A stretch on a bench gives a glimpse of the beast's full length.




3 of 5 Its digestive system is quite adequate for tackling human beings but zookeepers prefer to feed it dogs.




4 of 5 In a month, it can eat around five pooches, snake handler Imam Darmanto told Reuters news agency.




5 of 5 The interest it takes in the humans now flocking to gaze upon its coils is possibly just curiosity.

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