A 200-pound reticulated python at a Florida zoo already stretches over 20 feet long – but the massive reptile is still slithering toward world-record size, according to a zoo official.

Emerald Coast Zoo co-owner Rick de Ridder posed that question Friday morning about Ginormica, the zoo’s appropriately-named, female reticulated python. She weighs an even 200 pounds and is a ...

Emerald Coast Zoo co-owner Rick de Ridder says their female reticulated python named "Ginormica" weighs more than 200 pounds and is a little over 20 feet long.

The reticulated python has a reputation for taking the title of world's longest snake. While you can own one as a pet, there are some vital restrictions.

The reticulated python is the largest snake found in Thailand and usually ranges in size from 1.5 meters to 6.5 meters (5 to 21 feet), weighing up to about 75 kilograms (165 pounds).

In terms of size, they are quite large ... Both the reticulated and timor types of pythons are quite long and large. However, the reticulated python is especially impressive, with many individuals ...

The 13-foot-long reticulated python is thought to have been on the loose in the park for up to five months, eating many of the local cats for sustenance.

A reticulated python looks out from a tank Friday at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control. After the agency held the python for five days in case anyone claimed it, it was transferred over the ...

A massive python has been spotted tied by its neck to a fence post in a shed in disturbing footage that has been uploaded on social media.

The reticulated python, which could have been the longest snake in the world, has died. Just like other animals that had died under human care, mishandling could have caused the snake's demise ...