The 17lb reticulated python slithered under a box in the kitchen while occupants called the local civil defense service.

Photo of the python being rescued by members of ACRES. Kalai/ACRES Like all constrictor snakes, the reticulated python is non-venomous and kills its prey by suffocation. Attacks on humans are rare ...

Data on the hunter-gatherer Agta people from 1976 revealed 16 cases of predatory reticulated python attacks over the previous decades.

A Colossal Snake Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances A 24-foot-long reticulated python was captured just days ago in Malaysia.