Pythons are among Malaysia’s most iconic wildlife species, and many of them are impressive specimens. Last April construction workers at a building site in Penang came across a giant python that was possibly the longest python ever caught alive (at least in recent recorded memory), measuring just a fraction under 8m as she was….

Construction workers at a building site for a flyover in Paya Terubong on Penang came across something truly extraordinary – a giant python. And not just any python either but possibly the longest python ever caught alive: she measured around 8 meters in length and weighed around 250kg. The pregnant…