The UAE’s newest 14-year-old resident is an excellent swimmer, weighs 115kg and prefers a diet of ducks and rabbits.
When measured, 12 people had to hold her at full length. We are talking about what is believed to be the largest living snake on display in the world!
The Super Snake is a seven-metre reticulated python and The National Aquarium at Al Qana in Abu Dhabi is her new home. She will live at the Flooded Forest Zone along with more than 8,000 fascinating rainforest creatures.
Native to South and Southeast Asia, the reticulated python is the world’s longest snake. They can grow to be over 5m long in the wild, with the largest ever recorded at 10m. Although this species is non-venomous, they kill prey by wrapping themselves around them and constricting tighter as the victim exhales. Making them even scarier, Pythons’ jaws are connected by very flexible ligaments allowing them to stretch around large prey and swallow them whole.
The UAE’s new Super Snake, on the other hand, was born in a Los Angeles captive breeding programme. She has grown accustomed to human contact during her 14 years as a private specimen. Visitors will soon be able to come and meet Super Snake at The National Aquarium, taking in her smooth scales, witnessing her intricate patterns, and having a first look at the massive size of this miracle of nature.
