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15th August 2013, 15:11
http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2013/08/15/1092281/prony-bohols-beloved-python-dies BACLAYON, Bohol, Philippines – Prony, the country’s superstar python, died of still unknown cause yesterday.
Georgia Salibay, wife of Prony’s owner, Eugenio Salibay, said the female python was 17 years old.
The python was named after Eugenio’s brother Sofronio, who caught her in Albuquerque town in this province.
Local officials claimed she was the largest snake in captivity, although no official record has been taken.
Salibay said she was told by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that the lifespan of the Philippine python (Reticulatus) is only about 15 years while in captivity. When they are in the wild they survive up to 40 years.
Prony weighed about 280 kilograms and measured 23 feet. The center of her body was measured at 34 inches, She was kept in a steel cage.
Georgia Salibay, wife of Prony’s owner, Eugenio Salibay, said the female python was 17 years old.
The python was named after Eugenio’s brother Sofronio, who caught her in Albuquerque town in this province.
Local officials claimed she was the largest snake in captivity, although no official record has been taken.
Salibay said she was told by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that the lifespan of the Philippine python (Reticulatus) is only about 15 years while in captivity. When they are in the wild they survive up to 40 years.
Prony weighed about 280 kilograms and measured 23 feet. The center of her body was measured at 34 inches, She was kept in a steel cage.