Giant Snake Alert

Strike Sumatra off your list of holiday spots, folks:

A TINY zoo in Indonesia is holding a 15m python captured in a forest in Sumatra.

If its vital statistics are confirmed, the python could be the world's longest snake.

The reptile measures 14.85m and weighs in at 447kg, the Suara Merdeka regional newspaper reported.

The serpent, which staff in the small recreation park have christened Kembang Wangi or Frangrant Flower, was found in a forest in Jambi on the island of Sumatra.

The snake, which was bought from its captor before being put on show, could be the largest serpent found in nearly 100 years.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the world's longest snake ever captured was a reticulated python, which was 10m long, and shot in Celebes Indonesia in 1912.

Of course, that means that this is the largest serpent found ever. If it was the largest in 100 years, that would mean that some snake was found previously that was even larger.

Anyway, I've seen it on TV. I can't say for sure if it's 15 metres long, but it's one big slithering hisser.

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