Record-Breaking 250 Kilograms (550 Pounds) Python

A giant python weighing 250 kg found on a Malaysian building site may be the longest ever caught, an official said on Monday. The estimated eight-metre long snake was spotted on Thursday under a fallen tree on the island of Penang. It died on Sunday after giving birth, Herme Herisyam, operations chief for Penang’s Civil Defence Department’s southwest district.

The current record for longest snake ever caught is 7.67m, Guinness World Records says. Medusa, a reticulated python weighing 158kg (24st 12lb), is kept at a haunted house in Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouri. The Malaysian snake, also thought to be a reticulated python, has not been officially measured by record keepers.

Malaysian news report that several people attempted to buy the python for around 10,000 Malaysian rupees ($2,600), which Malaysia’s Civil Defence Force declined. The eventual plan was to return the massive reptile back into the wild; however, it died while laying an egg on Sunday.

The video above shows construction workers kicking the python, as well as using a wired catch pole to contain it.