A giant 100-meter-long bull-headed snake scared residents of Kalimantan, India. The large reρtile was first seen in a nearby river and qu...
A giant 100-meter-long bull-headed snake scared residents of Kalimantan, India. The large reρtile was first seen in a nearby river and quickly became the taƖk of the city.
Local residents have reported seeing the creature squawking along the riverbank, with its enormous bull-like head in an alert position. Wildlife experts warned residents to stay away from the animals as they could be dangerous and aggressive.
Scientists are investigating the origin of the giant snake, and some speculate that it could be the result of a genetic experiment. However, others believe that the creator is simply a legend or popular myth.
Meanwhile, residents of KalimanTɑn are taking extra precautions to stay safe, including riding horses and putting up fences around the river to prevent the giant snake from approaching the city.
The giant bull-headed snake has created a lot of speculation and mystery in the city, and is likely to continue to be a topic of discussion for some time.
FURTHER
The largest living snakes in the world, measured by length or weight, are various members of the families Boidae and Pythonidae. They include anacondas, pythons, and boa constrictors, which are all non-venomous constrictors. The longest venomous snake, with a length of up to 5.6 to 5.7 m (18.5 to 18.8 ft), is the king cobra, [1] and the heaviest venomous snake is likely to be the viper. Gabon (which also has the longest fangs and delivers the most venom) or possibly the eastern diamondback rattlesnake – all three reach maximum weights in the range of 6 to 20 kg (13 to 44 lb) .
Hay catorce especies de serpientes vivas con una masa máxima de al menos 50 lb (23 kg), como se muestra en la siguiente tabla. Esto incluye todas las especies que alcanzan una longitud de al menos 20 pies (6,1 m). Hay otras dos especies que alcanzan casi esta longitud: la pitón Oenpelli (nombre binomial Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis , Simalia oenpelliensis o Morelia oenpelliensis ), [2] y la pitón oliva ( Liasis olivaceus ). La información disponible sobre estas dos especies es bastante limitada. [3] La pitón Oenpelli, en particular, ha sido llamada la pitón más rara del mundo. [4] [5] [6] Por peso, la pitón de sangre ( Python brongersmai ) también es una serpiente relativamente masiva, aunque no alcanza longitudes excepcionales.
Es importante tener en cuenta que existe una variación considerable en el tamaño máximo informado de estas especies, y la mayoría de las medidas no son realmente verificables, por lo que los tamaños enumerados no deben considerarse definitivos. En general, es probable que las longitudes notificadas estén algo sobrestimadas. [7] A pesar de lo que ha sido, durante muchos años, una oferta permanente de una gran recompensa financiera (inicialmente $ 1,000 ofrecidos por el presidente estadounidense Theodore Roosevelt a principios de 1900, [8] luego aumentado a $ 5,000, luego $ 15,000 en 1978 y $ 50,000 en 1980) por una serpiente viva y saludable de más de 30 pies (9,14 m) de largo por la Sociedad Zoológica de Nueva York (más tarde rebautizada como Sociedad de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre), nunca se ha hecho ningún intento de reclamar la recompensa. [3]
Aunque generalmente se acepta que la pitón reticulada es la serpiente más larga del mundo, la mayoría de las estimaciones de longitud de más de 6 m (20 pies) han sido cuestionadas. [7] Se ha sugerido que los registros confiables de longitud para las serpientes más grandes deben establecerse a partir de un cadáver poco después de la muerte, o alternativamente de una serpiente fuertemente seda, utilizando una cinta de acero y en presencia de testigos, y deben publicarse ( y preferentemente grabado en video). [7] Al menos una pitón reticulada se midió bajo anestesia total a 6,95 m (22,8 pies), y han aparecido informes científicos algo menos fiables hasta 10 m (33 pies). [9]
Although weight is easier to measure reliably than length (e.g., by simply measuring the weight of a container with and without the snake inside and subtracting one measurement from the other), a significant factor in the weight of a snake is if it has been kept in captivity and provided an unusual abundance of food in conditions that also cause reduced activity levels. Furthermore, the weight of wild specimens is usually reduced as a symptom of parasitic infestations that are eliminated by veterinary care in captivity. Therefore, the largest weights measured for captive specimens often far exceed the largest weights observed in the wild for the same species. This phenomenon may particularly affect weight measurements of anaconda species that are especially difficult to maintain in captivity due to their semi-aquatic nature. resulting in other species having higher weights measured in captivity. In particular, the green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus ) is an especially massive snake if only observations in the wild are considered.
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