Top 5 Largest and Longest Snake Species in The World

These five snake species are the world’s largest snakes and longest reptiles, Other popular largest snakes in the world are known as King Cobra,Bushmaster,King Snakes,Boa Constrictor and Eastern Brown Snake. Follow the link to known about the list of largest and longest snakes in India.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the longest and largest snake species of python living today and can grow to 6.95 m (22.8 ft) in length. Reticulated Python is nonvenomous constrictors found in Southeast Asia but not considered dangerous to humans.

Green Anaconda

The Green Anaconda is the largest, heaviest and second longest reptile in the planet earth reaching 6.7 m (22.0 ft) long. Green Anaconda found in tropical South America and known as an aquatic group of snakes. Image Source: slate

African Rock Python

The African rock python is Africa’s largest python and one of the five largest snake species in the world. Python sebae or African Rock Python is large nonvenomous reptile lives in the African savanna and may approach or exceed 6 m (20 ft). Image Source: Wiki

Burmese Python

The Burmese python are one of the largest snake species on earth and native to Southeast Asia but now known to be breeding in the park of South Florida. Burmese Python found near water, grasslands,marshes and swamps, known to reach 5.74 metres (19 ft). Image Source: Wiki

Amethystine Python

The Scrub Python is one of the most popular reptile and the largest native snake in Australia,Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are home to worlds most heaviest and largest snake and scrub python is one of them measured as 5 m (16.4 ft). Image Source: Wiki