No animals were harmed in the making of this video. Fluffy is hand reared, tame, and in a top zoo. Video shows the dangerous activity of handling some of the world's largest, most hazardous, and venomous snakes. It compares and contrasts these snakes. Both reaching for, handling, and letting loose these serpents could be life-threatening. They are strong and powerful with instant reflexes. The can strike and constrict with lightening speed. Their poison bite can be deadly. (Many snakes are beneficial.) Shown first, is Fluffy a reticulated python, Python reticulatus, considered the world's largest exhibited snake. She is over 24 feet long, 300 pounds, and 15 years old. She is shown during an enrichment session, where she was moved to a much larger enclosure (the world's largest indoor pachyderm exhibit - a secure location) and turned loose. These sessions allow Fluffy to exercise and explore. (The elephants and rhinos were kept out during her session.) Fluffy may soon be in the official record books as the longest snake to be raised in captivity. Officials with the Guinness Book of World Records visited the Columbus Zoo in October 2009 to measure her. The record-holding longest snake died last year. Results are awaited. These unusual videos show an active snakes exhibiting a full range of behavior - swimming, walking, and climbing, instantly striking, coiling, attacking, and engulfing prey. These videos show exactly how dangerous snakes can be. Although some snakes may <b>...</b>
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