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Medusa Creeps Her Way through As Guiness World’s Longest Snake


Set to topple- off Fluffy’s long-standing record of 24 feet last year, Medusa creeps her way through as soon to be Guiness World’s longest snake breaking it at a length of 25 feet and 2 inches. Slated to be part of Guiness World Records 2013 edition, Guiness officials will be visiting her soon to verify this new and record-breaking title.

Medusa is a reticulated python that knows no bounds. Seven years ago, the 8-year old reptile used to be only 24 inches long and has grown tremendously through the years. What is interesting to note is that unlike Fluffy who has been held captive in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium until she died, Medusa on the other hand works as a major highlight for a haunted attraction, The Edge of Hell, produced by Full Moon Productions based in Kansas City. Business is ticking since Medusa spends most of her time helping build some good business by scaring people who are inside the attraction searching for some frightening adventure. Now that Halloween is fast- approaching, more and more people in Kansas will have a lot of fun in store!

Weighing 350 pounds, it would take 15 people or even more to carry this gigantic reptile. She happily coils up in a strategic place in the haunted attraction, making her life cozier compared to other reticulated pythons in the wild.

As for repercussions and fears of Reticulated Pythons being constrictors, meaning, they love to wrap themselves around humans and prey, Larry Edgar has this to say.

The Daily Mall notes that Medusa’s handler and Edge of Hell general manager, Larry Edgar states that:

““We try to keep Medusa well-fed and slightly out of reach as there have been instances with Reticulated Pythons where they’ve had to cut people out of them! We never underestimate that she does always have the upper-hand.”

Medusa is a star, an eye-catcher and crowd-drawer. She would always attract crowds – practically, befitting to earn this record-breaking Guiness title.


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Abandoned Pet Snake found in Sewer Grate


When it comes to pet owners, owners with low attention spans are often frowned upon, prone to get a pet simply because it’s “cool to have” or “awesome”, without really understanding the responsibilities the come in keeping them.

The story of a five foot ball python discovered in Hillsborough, New Jersey, would be one example.

Police officers in the Hillsborough area were quick to act when a call came out, telling of a python found to be “hanging out” on a sewer grate.

Abandoned Pet Snake


Though ball pythons are part of the non-venomous species of snakes, the sight of a huge python on a sewer grate would surely raise some concerns over safety, along with questions pertaining to how it got there in the first place.

Detective Hank Olsyzk managed to carefully remove the reptile, given his experience in handling and dealing with snakes, and later surrendered the reptile to Animal Control Officers. To date, Police officers are convinced that the python was a victim of a pet owner’s earnest want to have a “cool” pet, only to give it up since he/she no longer wanted to have it.

As pets, ball pythons are popular as exotic pet options, and their care and upkeep isn’t really all that fickle compared to other exotic pets, though specific care and attention should be given to them.

The discovery tells of a moral story, one which speaks to those who only want something because it is cool to have, yet not committed in actually seeing things through as responsibilities come in.
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