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Indonesia is 14.85m (49ft)
long and has a maximum
body circumference of
85cm (almost three feet)
and weighs 447kg (70
stone, 3lbs).
It was captured by a 58-
year-old python expert
from east Java who was
summoned to Jambi after
locals, who stumbled upon
it while foraging for wood,
were too afraid to
approach it.
The expert reportedly
needed 65 helpers to snare
the python and the
blessing of tribal leaders as
pythons are regarded as
deities by many locals.
The python is proving to be
a major attraction for the
zoo, as about 700 people
visit the Curugsewu zoo
every day to admire the
new but rather lazy star.
