Holy shit! This python is blowing the previous record holder right out of the water: 49 feet long, 985 pounds, whereas our former champion Burmese weighed in at a paltry 32 feet and 403 pounds. In the immortal words of that extra in Conan the Barbarian, "Five years ago, it was just another snake cult." (But where are the lurid photos which should always accompany such an article?)

I'm also glad to know that the birthplace of my favourite Greek anti-heroine also turns out to be the birthplace of wine. But as excellent as most of it is, not all Georgian food is to be trusted.

Update:The luridest photo I now know of is here.