Meet Medusa the world's largest snake in captivity

Meet Medusa: the world's largest snake in captivity

 Meet Medusa: the world's largest snake in captivityFancy getting up close and personal with Medusa? The world's largest snake in captivity weighs in at 300lbs, is 25ft long - and is available for meet and greets in Kansas City.

The huge python is currently on display at the Edge of Hell haunted house attraction in the city, where she's regularly fed a 40lb animal. Meet Medusa: the world's largest snake in captivityBut, be warned, this kind of snake could easily eat something over 100lbs, and has been known to eat humans, says its trainer Larry Elgar.

He told NBC Action News: 'They've actually cut people out of them, they are man eaters.

'Fear is just a lack of understanding. I have no fear. I understand that she can kill me. I've been wrapped up and put unconscious by a reticulated python that was only 18 feet long.'

Wednesday, August 3, 2011