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The longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5–18.8 ft (5.6–5.7 m), is the king cobra, [1] while contesters for the heaviest title include the Gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. All of these three species reach a maximum mass in the range of 6–20 kg (13–44 lb).
- Titanoboa cerrejonensis (42.7 feet) A snake the size of a T. rex that weighs 1.25 tons (1.13 metric tons) Titanoboa cerrejonensis isn’t a fictional monster cooked up for a horror film but a real creature that once slithered through the humid forests and rivers of South America.
- Palaeophis colossaeus (39 feet) Giant snakes weren’t confined to land: Earth’s prehistoric seas also contained leviathans, such as Palaeophis colossaeus.
- Gigantophis garstini (up to 32 feet) While modern-day snakes can reach incredible sizes,: prehistoric snakes beat most of these present-day records. Gigantophis garstini, for example, was a hefty beast that slithered around about 40 million years ago on a body that researchers estimate was anywhere between 23 and 32 feet (7 - 10 m) long, according to a PLOS blog post.
- Green anaconda (up to 33 feet) Green anacondas (Eunectes murinus) silently slither through marshlands and streams in the Amazon, where they may live long enough to reach 30 feet (9 m) long.
Learn about the longest and heaviest snakes on land, in water, and with venom. Find out the records, habitats, and threats of these amazing reptiles.
- Green Anaconda – (Eunectes murinus) Family: Boidae. Weight: 550 lb. Length: 30 ft. Location: South America. The Green Anaconda is the largest snake in the world by mass.
- Burmese Python – (Python bivittatus) Family: Pythonidae. Weight: 403 lb. Length: 18.8 ft. Location: Southeast Asia. This massive member of the python family is very active, and is known to shift habitats during its lifespan.
- Reticulated Python – (Python reticulatus) Family: Pythonidae. Weight: 350 lb. Length: 33 ft. Location: Southeast Asia. The Reticulated Python kills its prey by ambushing and constricting it, and has been known to occasionally forage for food as well.
- African Rock Python – (Python sebae) Family: Pythonidae. Weight: 250 lb. Length: 25 ft. Location: Africa. Said to be the largest species of snake in Africa, this impressive reptile is most active during the wet seasons and often lies dormant when the weather is dry.
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- Burmese Python. In the wild, an adult Burmese python (Python bivittatus) typically grows up to 5m (16ft), with the females being slightly longer, heavier, and bulkier than the males.
- African Rock Python. African rock python (Python sebae) is one of the world’s largest snake and also the largest snake in Africa. An adult African rock python measures about 3-3.53m (9.1-11.7ft) and weighs 97-121 lb (44-55kg).
- Indian Python. Indian python (Python molurus) is a large, non-venomous python species. The snake species measures about 2.7 to 3 m (8.9-10.8ft) and weighs about 52 kg (115 lb).
- Amethystine (scrub) Python. The Amethystine (scrub) python (Simalia amethistina) is one of the largest non-venomous native snakes in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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Learn about the longest and heaviest snake species in the world, and how they differ by family. Find out about their habitats, behaviours and conservation status.
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda. [3] [4] [5]
