Minggu, 30 Mei 2010

Ular Kalimantan sepanjang 33 Meter

Foto seekor ular jenis Piton (Phyton reticulatus) dalam kondisi mati dan diangkat menggunakan ekskavator, membuat heboh pengguna Facebook dan menjadi pembicaraan di milis-milis pekerja di Kalimantan Timur. Hanya saja, belum bisa dipastikan kebenaran kabar ini.

Menurut pengakuan seorang yang mem-posting foto ular raksasa ini di Facebook, foto ini dia dapatkan dari seorang rekannya yang bekerja di perusahaan kontraktor tambang.

"Lokasinya di Tanah Hulu, dekat Kotabangun, Kutai Kartanegara. Foto ini sudah menyebar di milis karyawan perusahaan penyewaan alat berat itu. Saya hanya diberitahu seperti itu. Soal benar atau tidaknya, saya juga tak bisa memastikan," ujar Mardiono, warga Balikpapan yang mem-posting foto ular piton raksasa ini.
  
Hutan pedalaman Kalimantan ditengarai masih dihuni ular raksasa yang panjang panjangnya bisa mencapai belasan meter. Phyton hidupnya tersebar dari Afrika sampai ke Asia Tenggara. Dari semua jenis piton, yang terpanjang adalah Phyton reticulatus yang ditemukan di semenanjung asia tenggara sampai ke Sulawesi.

Ular jenis reticulatus ini dikenal sebagai sanca kembang, sanca batik, atau ular sawah.  Panjangnya bisa mencapai belasan meter. Phyton burma dan Phyton bola (Ball Phyton) ukurannya tidak sepanjang reticulatus yang banyak terdapat di hutan alam Indonesia.

Sumber: Tribunnews.com

Berdasarkan legenda yang hidup di masyarakat setempat, memang dipercaya tentang adanya anaconda di kawasan tersebut yang bernama Nabau. Menurut kepercayaan, Nabau merupakan ular dengan panjang 80 meter dengan kepala naga dan tujuh lubang hidung. Masyarakat desa yang tinggal di Sungai Baleh Borneo memercayai makhluk mistik tersebut. Selain itu, masyarakat memang sering melihat ular-ular besar di kawasan itu.

Nah, pertanyaannya, bila foto itu asli, apakah ular yang terlihat itu sejenis python atau anaconda? Hingga kini memang belum ditemukan adanya anaconda di Kalimantan, kecuali dalam film Anaconda: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid yang laris itu.

Rekor ular terpanjang saat ini memang anaconda (eunectes) dari Amazone. Anaconda merupakan keluarga boa. Panjang anaconda yang baru ditemukan adalah 50 kaki, namun para ilmuwan percaya ada anaconda yang panjangnya 80 kaki, bahkan 100 kaki dari temuan kulit ular tersebut oleh sebuah ekspedisi ilmuwan Inggris tahun 1992. Dalam keluarga anaconda, menurut situs lingkungan Mongabay, yang terbesar adalah anaconda hijau (Eunectes murinus). Panjangnya mencapai 43 meter.

Python Asia adalah ular terpanjang kedua. Ilmuwan menyebutnya Asiatic Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus). Python terpanjang yang ditemukan di kawasan Kalimantan panjangnya 33 kaki, dan merupakan rekor dunia sanca terpanjang saat ini. Para ilmuwan percaya panjang python bisa mencapai 50 kaki atau sekitar 15 meter.

Bedanya, anaconda lebih langsing dan ahli berenang. Sementara python lebih gemuk dan hanya suka kelembapan, bukan di air. Anaconda menggigit mangsanya sampai mati sebelum menelan, sementara python menggunakan kekuatannya dengan membalut mangsa sampai tulang-belulangnya hancur atau tak bergerak lagi, kemudian ditelan bulat-bulat.

Awal Februari, para ilmuwan menemukan fosil ular seberat sebuah mobil kecil. Ular itu diperkirakan bisa melumat binatang seukuran sapi. Monster sepanjang 45 kaki bernama Titanoboa sangat besar dan hidup dengan memakan buaya dan kura-kura raksasa. Beratnya mencapai 1,25 ton. Ia biasa merayap di sekitar hutan-hutan tropis Amerika Selatan 60 tahun silam. (yan/berbagai sumber)
Sumber : Tribun Batam







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