Join Hazen as he goes in search of a giant reticulated python in the Beung Kiat Ngong swamps, one of the Mekong region's great wildlife havens. Travel along as he takes the journey of a lifetime across the Mekong River Basin, facing remote jungle and flooded plains during the peak of monsoon season. Brand new episodes of Primal Survivor: Mighty Mekong, Tuesdays at 9pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

Hercules, one of our Reticulated Pythons (Malayopython reticulatus), looking good afternoon shed. This is the longest species of snake in the world where Green Anacondas are the heaviest. Originating from South East Asian this is the only species that has been recorded swallowing grown men whole. The record length was around 10 to 11m, which is a massive snake. We don't see the giant record breakers anymore as people have killed the giant genes due to the skin and meat trade. This is a very dang