Although the anaconda is a thicker, heavier snake, some pythons are the world's longest snakes. The reticulated python of Southeast Asia has an average length of up to 4 to 6 meters (13 to 21 feet), the largest measuring 9.7 meters (nearly 32 feet).
One of the most common drugs used in the labour ward is pethidine, a synthetic, addictive, narcotic drug that is similar to morphine. In Britain it is also known as meperidine, and in America it is known as Demerol.
If pursuing a castor oil labor induction, it may be advisable to attempt it in the morning after a full night's sleep. If taken at night, the resulting diarrhea may make sleep impossible and leave the mother too fatigued to labor effectively. The usual dose is 2 tablespoons.