The longest living species of snake is the reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) of south-east Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines, which regularly exceeds 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in); the …

The largest living snakes in the world, measured either by length or by weight, are various members of the Boidae and Pythonidae families. They include anacondas, pythons and boa …

Apr 19, 2024 · The largest recorded Burmese python was a captive snake named Baby, which measured 18.8 feet (5.74 m) long, according to Guinness World records.

Mar 4, 2025 · The green anaconda — scientific name Eunectes murinus — is the heaviest snake species on our planet. These colossal serpents slither through the waterways of South …

Dec 4, 2025 · The emerald wonder of the Amazon rainforest just yielded a monstrous find: an 8-meter-long, 200-kilogram (26-foot-long, 440-pound) northern green anaconda, previously …

Described in 2009, Titanoboa cerrejonensis has long been considered the largest snake to ever exist. It lived 60–58 million years ago in what’s now Colombia.

Aug 24, 2025 · The world’s biggest snake, a previously unknown species of giant anaconda, was discovered recently in an Amazon rainforest. With a length of up to 7.5 meters and a weight of …

Apr 13, 2025 · The uncovering of the largest snake ever recorded in Florida’s swampland was more than just a statistic. It was a scientific milestone, expanding our understanding of …

Nov 22, 2025 · Reticulated pythons regularly exceed 6.25 meters (20.5 feet) in length, making them the only extant snake species to reliably do so. The verified historical record is a …

Aug 1, 2025 · According to the Natural History Museum, the largest green anaconda ever recorded was 27.7 feet long (8.43 meters), 3.6 feet wide (1.11 meters), and weighed over 500 …