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The Longest Snake In The World by craigkoel1989: 10:21pm On Jul 25, 2018 |
Love them or hate them, there's no denying that snakes
are an impressive bunch of reptiles. These critters have
existed for millions of years, are able to survive in an array
of climates and are found on every continent except
Antarctica.
But which species of slithering reptile is the hardest to
overlook? While there are several contenders for the title
of world's largest snake, here are three of the biggest and
longest snakes known to man:
Weighing in at 550 pounds, the aptly named giant
anaconda ( Eunectes murinus ) is the largest snake in the
world considering its length-to-weight ratio. This species,
also known as the green anaconda, averages about 17 feet
in length, though some individuals grow to as long as 30
feet.
And this aquatic monster has been known to measure as
much as three feet around the middle. But don’t worry:
Giant anacondas don't bite. Instead, they kill their prey by
suffocating or drowning it.
Growing up to 30 feet long, the reticulated python ( Python
reticulatus) of southeastern Asia and the East Indies is the
longest snake in the world. These giants have an average
weight of 250 pounds, but the largest known specimen in
existence weighs in at a whopping 350 pounds.
Unlike anacondas, these snakes bite their prey and
swallow it whole, after squeezing it to death — slowly.
Despite their unpredictability, pythons are popular pets for
exotic snake owners. Medusa , a captive reticulated python
in Kansas City, Mo., earns her keep as part of a haunted-
house exhibit.
But neither the sprawling python nor the giant anaconda
can hold a candle to their prehistoric predecessor,
Titanoboa cerrejonensis . The fossilized remains of this 42-
foot-long, 2,500 pound monster were unearthed in
Colombia in 2009.
Scientists used the mathematical relationship between the
size of vertebrae and the length of the body in living
snakes to determine the ancient snake's mass. These
reptiles are believed to have slithered around the Earth
from 58 million to 60 million years ago.
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