![]() ![]() New York Department of Environmental Conservation ECO Kaufherr with deceased 14-foot reticulated python. ![]() In the wild, the snakes are known to eat birds and mammals, "including large species such as deer or boar," according to Zoo Atlanta. The animal was identified as a reticulated python, which according to London's Natural History Museum is the " longest snake in the world." Animals of this species are native to Southern Asia, the history museum said, and can grow to be more than 20 feet long. The agency said that the snake has since been removed from the road to be "appropriately" disposed of. The snake was on the side of a road in Medford, a town just a short drive west of the Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The snake, which the agency said was found deceased and was originally thought to be about 12 feet long, actually measured out to be 14 feet – a length that's roughly the same height as a single-story home. When they arrived on the scene, officers found the dead snake "curled up in a ball." And when they were able to lay it flat, they discovered just how big it really was. ![]()
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