Python Nicknamed 'The Baroness' Breaks Record for World's Longest Snake with Over 23 Feet of Scales

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...

Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan

Paleontologists from National Taiwan University recently discovered a single python vertebra dating back 400,000 to 800,000 ...

Meet ‘The Baroness’—the world’s longest wild snake

Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...
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Record-breaking reticulated python and the conservation of giant snakes in Indonesia

Discovery of record-length python in Sulawesi highlights threats and conservation efforts for giant snakes in Indonesia.
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Huge Everglades python caught; take a look at these photos

Carl Jackson has only been hunting snakes in Florida since June of 2025. He's off to a strong start with a near-record catch on Jan. 13.

Meet “The Baroness” Python: The World’s Longest Wild Snake

A giant python nicknamed The Baroness has shattered snake records in Indonesia. How big is the world’s longest wild snake—and why does her survival matter now?