Afrightfully large beast slithers through the Edge of Hell – which is, funnilyenough, located in Kansas City, Mo. – but she's getting her moment in the sun.
Medusa, an 8-year-old giant of a python, measures 25 feet and 2 inches inlength, and has just been named the longest snake ever in captivity by theGuinness World Records, landing with a 350-lb. thud in the 2013 edition of therecord books.
The snake lives in the Edge of Hell, a haunted house attraction located withina brick warehouse, and prefers to stay coiled up in a nook, according to apress release.
"We try to keep Medusa well fed and slightly out of reach as there havebeen instances with reticulated pythons where they've had to cut people out ofthem!" handler Larry Edgar said in a statement. "We neverunderestimate that she does always have the upper hand."
People might not even notice Medusa, despite her gargantuan size. When thehaunted house has visitors, she goes into performance mode, staying very stillas people pass by.
人们可能甚至还没注意到美杜莎,尽管她体型庞大。当鬼屋有访客时,她就进入表演模式,在有人走过时保持一动不动。