Guinness World Records recently confirmed that Ibu Baron, a reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus ), is believed to ...

A massive female reticulated python, named Ibu Baron, has been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the longest ...

A giant reticulated python named Ibu Baron has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest wild snake ever ...

The female python, dubbed "Ibu Baron" or "The Baroness", was found on the volcanic island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and has now entered the Guinness World Records books ...

I’m not sure there’s a person in the world who could scroll past a short video of a man calmly letting a 20-foot python slither across a grassy park without stopping. The snake is enormous, thicker ...

Snakes might not top everyone’s list of favorite creatures, but there’s no denying they’ve mastered the art of growing long, heavy, and—let’s be honest—pretty intimidating. A few are so big their ...

The largest python ever recorded demonstrated how extreme growth is biologically possible in constrictor snakes Unlike ...

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A giant python nicknamed The Baroness has shattered snake records in Indonesia. How big is the world’s longest wild snake—and why does her survival matter now?