They adopted and redefined the genus name Broghammerus. Rawlings and colleagues reanalysed Kluge's morphological data and combined it with genetic material, finding the reticulated clade to be an offshoot of the Australo-Papuan lineage as well. Raymond Hoser erected the genus Broghammerus for the reticulated python in 2004, naming it after German snake expert Stefan Broghammer, on the basis of dorsal patterns distinct from those of the genus Python, and a dark mid-dorsal line from the rear to the front of the head, and red or orange (rather than brown) iris colour. In a 2004 genetics study using cytochrome b DNA, Robin Lawson and colleagues discovered the reticulated python as sister to Australo-Papuan pythons, rather than Python molurus and relatives. Kluge performed a cladistics analysis on morphological characters and recovered the reticulated python lineage as sister to the genus Python, hence not requiring a new generic name in 1993. The generic name Python was proposed by French naturalist François Marie Daudin in 1803. The specific name, reticulatus, is Latin meaning "net-like", or reticulated, and is a reference to the complex color pattern. The reticulated python was first described in 1801 by German naturalist Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, who described two zoological specimens held by the Göttingen Museum in 1801 that differed slightly in colour and pattern as separate species- Boa reticulata and Boa rhombeata. Adult humans have been killed (and in at least two reported cases, eaten) by reticulated pythons. Like all pythons, it is a non-venomous constrictor. It is an excellent swimmer, has been reported far out at sea, and has colonized many small islands within its range. Due to this, reticulated pythons are one of the most economically important reptiles worldwide. In several countries in its range, it is hunted for its skin, for use in traditional medicine, and for sale as pets. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution. It is the world's longest snake, and the third heaviest after Green Anaconda and Burmese python. If anyone recognises these reptiles, please contact our confidential animal helpline on 03000 999 999.The reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus) is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. We are keen to ascertain what happened to these snakes. “We are unsure of the cause of death for these reptiles, but the circumstances they were found in are very concerning. Heroic Scots Auschwitz survivor and former Stirling Albion star celebrates 100th birthday.Police hunt driver after hit-and-run left woman (63) seriously injured in city street.Scottish SPCA inspector, Mairi Wright, said: “They were lying close together, next to bags of rubbish at a fly-tipping spot. The third was then found on Tuesday, January 10. SSPCA officers attended the next day to investigate and found two of the snakes that had been reported. The gruesome discovery was reported to the SSPCA animal helpline on Sunday, January 8. The snakes were found at one of the entrances to Carbeth Huts, next to Carbeth Loch. The SSPCA have been drafted in to investigate the grizzly discovery of the boa constrictors, found near Carbeth Loch – between Carbeth and Blanefield. Three dead snakes were discovered amongst fly-tipped rubbish by a member of the public in west Stirlingshire.
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