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.

Reticulated pythons are similar in size and shape to Burmese pythons but have a different scale pattern and coloration. Typical reticulated pythons are a grayish color with black, white and yellow ...

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 ...

Graham Alexander, from the University of Johannesburg, told Newsweek that reticulated pythons are ""massive snakes, without exaggerating" with exceptional creatures reaching 26 feet in captivity.

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 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 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 ...