Jose Morales Berriosbetter known as “Gongo Fishing,” reported catching an 18-foot reticulated python in Barceloneta.
Morales Berríos assured that it is the longest snake he has seen alive in Puerto Rico, where it has gained popularity with the capture of different types of exotic animals.
“This is the biggest one,” Morales Berríos told El Nuevo Día, referring to a snake occupied Bayamón. “The 17 foot one, a month agoyeswas the biggest, but this 18-foot one is the biggest.”
“This snake was in the cage of some chickens. It went in to eat them, killed them and they found it there, eating the chickens,” he added.
Earlier, he had shared his astonishment through videos posted on social networks.
“Literally, this is the biggest of ‘Pe Erre’,” said Morales Berríos. “I still don’t believe it,” he added at a time when he was spreading the reptile on the edge of a street, in front of residences in an urbanization, where a resident said that “if this one appeared, another one has to appear.”
In another video, “Gongo Fishing” explained that “it looks a little different, because it’s the ‘Tiger’ genetics.”
“I imagine that (it is because) people who had it, crossed them and these crossings occurred,” said Morales Berríos. “18 feet, so far the largest,” he added, while bringing the animal’s mouth closer to the camera while making a sound like air escaping. “She’s upset.”