Sure! Here are 10 of the largest snakes alive on Earth, ranked by overall size (length and weight). These massive reptiles are mostly non-venomous constrictors, found in tropical and subtropical regions:
🐍 1. Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
- Length: Up to 30 feet (9.1 m), though 20–22 ft (6–6.7 m) is more typical.
- Weight: Up to 550 lbs (250 kg)
- Location: South America (Amazon Basin)
- Fun Fact: The heaviest snake in the world. Excellent swimmer—rarely seen on land.
🐍 2. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
- Length: Up to 33 feet (10 m) in rare cases, but 20–25 ft (6–7.6 m) is more realistic.
- Weight: Up to 350 lbs (159 kg)
- Location: Southeast Asia
- Fun Fact: Longest snake in the world. Can be aggressive and extremely strong.
🐍 3. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
- Length: Up to 23 feet (7 m)
- Weight: Up to 200 lbs (90 kg)
- Location: Southeast Asia (also invasive in Florida, USA)
- Fun Fact: Known for causing ecological chaos in the Florida Everglades.
🐍 4. Indian Python (Python molurus)
- Length: Up to 20 feet (6.1 m)
- Weight: Up to 150 lbs (68 kg)
- Location: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
- Fun Fact: Often confused with the Burmese python; prefers forests and grasslands.
🐍 5. African Rock Python (Python sebae)
- Length: Up to 20 feet (6.1 m)
- Weight: Up to 120–150 lbs (55–70 kg)
- Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Fun Fact: Africa’s largest snake and known for its feisty attitude.
🐍 6. Amethystine Python (Simalia amethistina)
- Length: Up to 20 feet (6.1 m)
- Weight: Around 100 lbs (45 kg)
- Location: Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea
- Fun Fact: Also called the “scrub python,” it’s the largest in Australia.
🐍 7. Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
- Length: Up to 15 feet (4.6 m)
- Weight: Around 60–80 lbs (27–36 kg)
- Location: South America (Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina)
- Fun Fact: Smaller cousin of the green anaconda, but still a powerful constrictor.
🐍 8. Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
- Length: 10–13 feet (3–4 m)
- Weight: Up to 60 lbs (27 kg)
- Location: Central and South America
- Fun Fact: Unlike most on this list, it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.
🐍 9. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
- Length: Up to 18.5 feet (5.6 m)
- Weight: Around 20 lbs (9 kg)
- Location: Southeast Asia, India
- Fun Fact: Longest venomous snake in the world—eats other snakes!
🐍 10. Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
- Length: Up to 14 feet (4.3 m)
- Weight: Up to 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
- Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Fun Fact: Fastest snake on land and one of the deadliest—though not particularly large by weight.
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🐍 1. Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
- Length: Up to 30 feet (9.1 meters)
- Weight: Up to 550 lbs (250 kg)
- Location: South America (Amazon Basin)
- Fun Fact: The heaviest snake in the world. Excellent swimmer—rarely seen on land.
🐍 2. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
- Length: Up to 33 feet (10 meters) in rare cases
- Weight: Up to 350 lbs (159 kg)
- Location: Southeast Asia
- Fun Fact: Longest snake in the world. Can be aggressive and extremely strong.
🐍 3. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
- Length: Up to 23 feet (7 meters)
- Weight: Up to 200 lbs (90 kg)
- Location: Southeast Asia (also invasive in Florida, USA)
- Fun Fact: Known for causing ecological chaos in the Florida Everglades.the-lookout-2019.blogspot.com
🐍 4. Indian Python (Python molurus)
- Length: Up to 20 feet (6.1 meters)
- Weight: Up to 150 lbs (68 kg)
- Location: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
- Fun Fact: Often confused with the Burmese python; prefers forests and grasslands.
🐍 5. African Rock Python (Python sebae)
- Length: Up to 20 feet (6.1 meters)
- Weight: Up to 120–150 lbs (55–70 kg)
- Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Fun Fact: Africa’s largest snake and known for its feisty attitude.
🐍 6. Amethystine Python (Simalia amethistina)
- Length: Up to 20 feet (6.1 meters)
- Weight: Around 100 lbs (45 kg)
- Location: Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea
- Fun Fact: Also called the “scrub python,” it’s the largest in Australia.
🐍 7. Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
- Length: Up to 15 feet (4.6 meters)
- Weight: Around 60–80 lbs (27–36 kg)
- Location: South America (Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina)
- Fun Fact: Smaller cousin of the green anaconda, but still a powerful constrictor.
🐍 8. Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
- Length: 10–13 feet (3–4 meters)
- Weight: Up to 60 lbs (27 kg)
- Location: Central and South America
- Fun Fact: Unlike most on this list, it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.
🐍 9. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
- Length: Up to 18.5 feet (5.6 meters)
- Weight: Around 20 lbs (9 kg)
- Location: Southeast Asia, India
- Fun Fact: Longest venomous snake in the world—eats other snakes!Animals Comparison
🐍 10. Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
- Length: Up to 14 feet (4.3 meters)
- Weight: Up to 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
- Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Fun Fact: Fastest snake on land and one of the deadliest—though not particularly large by weight.
If you’re interested in a comparison chart or more detailed information about any of these snakes, feel free to ask!