Mystery over death of Malaysian python contending for title of world's longest snake
by Oliver Holmes in Bangkok from on (#1A68E)
Snake expert rejects suggestion that the 7.5m python might have killed itself
A python caught in Malaysia and first thought to be the longest snake in captivity has lost both its run at the title and its life.
Two people working for the department that trapped the animal said it was remeasured at 7.5 metres, just 17 centimetres short of first place.
