Top 10 Largest Living Reptiles Found in India

Wild World of India is home to largest collection of reptilians such as longest saltwater crocodile, biggest Reticulated Python, heaviest Pythons and monitors. Here is the largest living reptiles in India by size.

Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)

The reticulated python longest snake in the world and also one of the heaviest snake found in the world. Burmese python and Reticulated python are tow largest snake found in India along with third Indian Python.

Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)

Burmese python is listed as vulnerable and an invasive species in Florida. The dark-colored non-venomous python snake typically grow to 5 m (16 ft) and hence listed as one of the top 5 longest snake in the world.

Indian Python (Python molurus)

Indian python or Indian rock python is among the largest snakes in the world. The nonvenomous snake differs from Burmese python in color, habitats and centers of spots along with stripes on the head.

King Cobra

King Cobra of the Eastern Ghats are an apex predator of the forest in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
King Cobra is one of the rare species of Eastern Ghats, along with snake species like common bridal snake, trinket snake, cat snake, bamboo pit viper and slender coral snake.

Saltwater Crocodile

Saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile in India, A male saltwater crocodile living in Bhitarkanika National Park was measured 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) – Guinness World Records.

Gharial

A fish-eating crocodile and listed among the longest of all living crocodiles in India,males 3 to 6 m (9 ft 10 in to 19 ft 8 in) and listed as critically endangered reptile of India.

Mugger Crocodile

Mugger Crocodile inhabits freshwater lakes and rivers, native to the Indian subcontinent. The mugger crocodile overlaps with the saltwater crocodile in Bhitarkanika mangroves of Eastern Ghats landscape.

Indian Rat Snake ! Dhaman

The Indian rat snake or oriental rat snake is a common non-venomous species of colubrid snake found in India.

Asian Water Monitor

Asian water monitor lizard is the the second-largest lizard species in the world and a largest lizard found in India.
The Indian water monitor inhabits primarily mangrove swamps of Sundarbans and brackish wetlands.

Bengal Monitor

Bengal Monitor is a common species of monitor lizard found in Indian subcontinent. Mugger crocodile, Indian flapshell turtle and Indian rock python are some of the 100 species of Reptiles found in the Eastern Ghats.

Leatherback sea turtle and Green sea turtle are few largest extant turtles with maximum total length of 3 m (10 ft).