The reticulated python is known to be the longest snake in the world. Female pythons can weigh up to 75 kilos and reach a height of over 7 meters. Meanwhile, the Agta tribe, known for their modest lifestyle, has had some harrowing experiences with giant snakes.
Despite the interest in the relationship between primates and snakes, little is known about the dangers of serpents to prehistoric lifestyles and nonhuman primates. However, ethnographic observations of 120 Philippine Agta Negritos revealed that 26% of adult males survived predation attempts by reticulated pythons when they were still preliterate
