Screenshot from media reports. A giant python caught stealing ducks in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, was later captured by members of a local civilian rescu

The Animal Itself Python molurus can reach six metres in length and weigh over 90 kilograms. That makes it the largest snake in India and, by mass, one of the four heaviest snakes on Earth, behind only the reticulated python,

Local wildlife officials sprang to action after a giant python in southwestern India was found lying motionless. The 10-foot animal had swallowed an entire deer and was reportedly unable to move.