It was initially intend to be the longest serpent ever trip up , but unfortunately its capture might have prompted its death .

A reticulated python was found under a return tree near a main road overpass construction site   in Paya Terubong on the island of Penang , Malaysia . Just three day after it was captured by grammatical construction workers , the python died .

The female snake was initially thought to be at least 8 meters ( 26 feet ) long , surpassing the worldly concern ’s longest memorialise Snake River . This is   another reticulated python sleep together as Medusa   –   a 7.67 - beat - prospicient ( 25.2 foot ) python in captivity in Kansas City , Missouri . However , a remeasure showed the native Malaysian python was actually 7.5 meters ( 24.6 fundament . )

While Missouri ’s Medusa may be longer , it is guess that this python actually weighs more despite its shorter height   –   estimated at 250 kilograms ( 550 pounds ) compared to the 158.8 - kilogram ( 350 - pound ) Medusa .

Malaysian newsreport   that several people attempt to buy the python   for around 10,000 Malaysian rupees ( $ 2,600 ) , which Malaysia ’s Civil Defence Force declined . The eventual plan was to return the monolithic reptile back into the wild ; however , it died while laying an egg on Sunday .

Shazree Mustapha , a public relations officer at Malaysia ’s Civil Defence Force , speculated on the python ’s crusade of destruction , saying : “ possibly she committed self-annihilation . Maybe she feel threatened so she killed herself . ”

This claim has since been dismissed by serpent experts . They venture that rough handling during capture could have have its untimely dying . The video above shows structure workers   kick the python , as well as using a wired grab pole   to moderate it .

Raymond Hoser , a serpent expert who gave reticulated python their scientific nameBroghammerus Reticulatus , toldThe Guardian : “ Snakes do n’t just drop dead . If they die there is a ground . ”

He add :   “ The most probable reason is wound sustained when caught or after being beguile . Snake River are comparatively delicate animals . If they used a noose to catch the serpent , that has stimulate the injury that has cause the demise . ”