Workers catch python that could be world's longest
Workers in Malaysia found the 250kg python curled up under a tree while they were building a new flyover on the island of Penang.
SkyNews reported that the reticulated python, a species found in southeast Asia, is estimated to be 8m long.
According to SkyNews the workers called the Civil Defence Department, which then captured the snake.
Herme Herisyam, from Malaysia’s civil defence force, told the Guardian newspaper: "It is 8m in length and weighs about 250kg (551lbs)."
The Guinness Book of World Records reportedly said the current record holder is Medusa, a 7.3m (24ft) reticulated python which lives in Missouri in the United States.
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Officials will have to verify that the snake is the longest ever captured before it can be officially confirmed as a record breaker.
It is currently being held at the civil defence headquarters, but will be handed to the state wildlife department.
