40kg python becomes first-ever snake to receive cancer treatment normally used on humans

The 23-year-old reticulated python has returned to her ‘bright and feisty self’ after receiving electrochemotherapy

Chester zoo resident, 23, ‘back to her usual feisty self’ after electrochemotherapy for tumour in her jaw A 15ft (4.5-metre) python is believed to be the first snake in the world to be given a pioneering, life-saving cancer treatment normally used on humans. The 50kg reticulated python, named Jodie Foster after the Hol

Vets at Chester Zoo say the 15ft-long reptile is back to her 'bright and feisty self' after electrochemotherapy for a tumour on her jawbone.

Vets at Chester Zoo say the 40kg reptile is back to her “bright and feisty self” after undergoing electrochemotherapy for a cancerous tumour on her jawbone

The 23-year-old reticulated python, named after actress Jodie Foster, underwent electrochemotherapy for a tumour on her jawbone.

The 23-year-old reticulated python, named after actress Jodie Foster, underwent electrochemotherapy for a tumour on her jawbone.