沖刺世界紀錄的蟒蛇

20-foot Florida python ‘Ginormica’ could reach world-record size, zoo says

動物園稱，20英尺長的佛羅里達巨蟒“金諾米卡”，可能會達到世界紀錄。

A 200-pound reticulated python at a Florida zoo already stretches over 20 feet long — but the massive reptile is still slithering toward world-record size, according to a zoo official.

美國佛羅里達州一家動物園的工作人員日前表示，這條重達200磅的網(wǎng)狀巨蟒已經(jīng)有20多英尺長了，但這條巨大的爬行動物仍在向世界紀錄沖刺。

The 6-year-old snake, named Ginormica, is a popular attraction at the Emerald Coast Zoo in Crestview and could live nearly 70 more years, zoo co-owner Rick de Ridder told the Northwest Florida Daily News.

動物園的合伙人里克·德·里德爾接受記者采訪時表示，這條6歲大的蛇名叫金諾米卡，是克雷斯特維尤的翡翠海岸動物園的一個熱門景點，它還可以再活70年。

“She’s probably the longest snake in Florida,” said de Ridder, who believes the snake can reach the world-record length of 25 feet in a couple of years.

“她可能是佛羅里達州最長的蛇，”德·里德爾說，他相信這條蛇能在幾年內(nèi)達到25英尺的世界紀錄。

The record for longest snake living in captivity is held by a 25-foot, 2-inch reticulated python named Medusa, who is owned by Full Moon Productions Inc. in Kansas City, Mo., according to the Guinness World Records website.

據(jù)《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》網(wǎng)站介紹，籠內(nèi)最長蟒蛇記錄保持者，是一條25英尺長，2英寸粗的網(wǎng)紋蟒蛇“美杜莎”(Medusa)，屬密蘇里州堪薩斯城的滿月制作公司(Full Moon Productions Inc.)所有。

Reticulated pythons are known as the world’s longest snake, growing up to 31.5 feet long, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The species is native to Southeast Asia and is non-venomous. A python is a constrictor and kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing.

根據(jù)大英百科全書，網(wǎng)蟒被認為是世界上最長的蛇，可達31.5英尺長。該物種原產(chǎn)于東南亞，無毒。巨蟒是一種蟒蛇，通過纏繞和擠壓來殺死獵物。

De Ridder, who the late Steve Irwin nicknamed “Rick the Reptile Guy,” told the Daily News that Ginormica’s diet consists of frozen or thawed goats and pigs.

被已故史蒂夫·歐文稱為“爬蟲人里克”的德·里德爾告訴《每日新聞》說，金諾米卡的飲食包括冷凍或解凍的山羊和豬。

“We feed her 20- to 30-pound animals every two weeks,” he said. “A snake this size, you would never want to teach ’em how to kill anything.”

“我們每兩周給她喂20到30磅重的動物，”他說。“這么大的一條蛇，你絕對不會想教他們怎么殺東西的。”

Ginormica will be featured at the zoo on Saturday for National Reptile Day.

吉諾米卡將在周六的國家爬行動物日在動物園展出。