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 you get to the hospital early in labor, your doctor may be able to stop labor with hydration, bed rest, and muscle relaxants or other drugs, which may require hospitalization. If your doctor decides that you are in preterm labor, you will probably be admitted to the hospital. You may be treated with one of several drugs, called tocolytics, to try to stop the contractions. This will help hold off labor to allow the baby's lungs and other organs more time to develop.