World’s largest ever snake captured: PICTURES

PICTURES have imaged of what has been described as the world’s largest snake. It is considered the biggest ever seen based on current records on on weight and length.

A huge python found on a construction site in Malaysia could take the record for the longest snake ever to be caught, with initial estimates at eight metres.

The reticulated python – a species found in south-east Asia and widely considered as the longest reptile species – was spotted where a flyover was being built in Paya Terubong, a district on the island and tourist haven of Penang.