A woman killed a young reticulated python after growing attached to the rats it wanted to eat, said Jason Jimenez, a spokesman with the Elk Grove Police Department. Heaven Richie of Elk Grove ...

Reticulated and Burmese pythons typically feed on smaller mammals like rats and mice but will also eat poultry and other birds if they can get them.

The reticulated python is the largest snake found in Thailand and usually ranges in size from 1.5 meters to 6.5 meters (5 to 21 feet), weighing up to about 75 kilograms (165 pounds).

Reticulated pythons are found in Southeast Asia, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines, according to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. They’re the longest snakes found in the wild or in zoos.

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.

Expert serpent wranglers are looking for a giant python that's been feeding on cats and rodents in an Oklahoma trailer park since June. 'This thing is dangerous now,' said one specialist.

A 14-foot killer python was found dead on the side of the road in Long Island — likely yet another exotic pet that had been illegally kept, authorities say. The reticulated python — a species ...

The reticulated python is the largest snake found in Thailand and usually ranges in size from 5 to 21 feet, weighing up to about 165 pounds. They have been found as big as 33 feet long and 287 pounds.