24-foot snake staying at Columbus Zoo

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Fluffy is the biggest python in captivity and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio have decided to purchase and keep him for good at the zoo. "The zoo paid $35,000 to the snake's breeder in Oklahoma to keep the reticulated python on permanent display. While on loan last year, the python helped draw 1.53 million visitors, just under the zoo's attendance record of 1.56 million set in 2006, said Pete Fingerhut, the zoo's associate director" Have you seen a snake as large as Fluffy before? "Fluffy is about as long as a moving van and thick as a telephone pole." Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080113/ap_on_fe_st/odd_big_snake;_ylt=AtHQN6t15scpPJOW77X5b2TtiBIF