CRESTVIEW ZOO’S BIG SNAKE

The Emerald Coast Zoo outside of Crestview, has one of the largest reticulated pythons in the State. The female snake is named Ginormica, weighs 200 pounds, and is a just over 20 feet long. Zoo co-owner Rick de Ridder said the largest reticulated python is 25-feet-long and is named “Medusa”, but Ginormica could reach world-record size in a couple years or so. Ginormica was the star attraction at the zoo’s National Snake Day celebration on Saturday.