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Friday, November 4, 2011

Prony, the biggest python in captivity captured in Alburquerque, Bohol

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Prony Fast Facts

Prony has found a new home. He is now transferred in Laya, Bohol which is just along the highway.

Prony, the biggest python in captivity

When I was a little kid, I could still remember that Prony was still domesticated in a very small cage made of concrete materials and some wire mesh of not so big in diameter. Then, the owner fed the snake with a chick, then a chicken, and later on a dog. But now that Prony has grown even bigger, it demands a fresh and clean 35-40kg pig. I do not know what is next to that. We will wait and see.

The only time I witnessed Prony ate its food was when I happen to visit the place some eight (8) years back. It was a dog. You will somehow feel pity on the dog as it gets to the cage. Prony will attack its prey and once it gets hold of it, its whole body will wrap the dog to make sure it does not get away. You will surely hear the cracking bones of the dog and eventually, it will lose its breath. After Prony has softened its food, it will open its mouth and swallows the dog like a hotdog. This will satisfy its hunger for the whole month before it asks for the next dog.

Me and Prony, a rare moment :) I will never do this again

Prony is already over 20ft in length and more or less 300kg in weight. It was captured on October 21, 1996 which was only 5 ft long and weighs 5 kilos. When you get to the site, it has more become of a zoo now. You will see not just snakes, but some other animals, too. There are owls, an eagle, and more. I am no Kuya Kim here so I could not name all of them. J

The self developed and trained python has certainly become a worldwide sensation as people of different races have come to visit the site. Media has also featured Prony in several occasions and celebrities, like the Boholano Actor/Director Cesar Montano, also happen to drop by the sanctuary.

By the way, when you get to the sanctuary, you will also have for yourself a piece of entertainment. Together with Prony’s fame referred to by some as the “Live Anaconda in Bohol”, is Marimar’s way to stardom. He has got plenty of names but I think he is popularly known as Marimar. And from what he says, he can speak different languages. Well, that is important since visitors of varied nationalities come to visit. The last time I was there with my friends, we watched him perform and climb the bottom chord of her nipa hut-like stage.

Marimar, preparing for the performance of her life