What is the biggest snake on the planet? There are over 3,000 different species of snakes on earth, so you’ll have plenty of options. The longest snakes on this list were chosen based on their length.
Snakes that were really long and weighed a lot were ranked even higher. Here are the top 5 largest snakes in the world that you should know:
Green Anaconda
Measuring up to 29 feet long and weighing as much as 550 pounds, the green anaconda is undeniably the undisputed king of snakes. Green anacondas’ females are considerably larger than their male counterparts.
The Amazon jungles and marshes of Brazil are home to the world’s biggest snake. They are predators that catch their prey, such as wild pigs and deer, by wrapping their gigantic bodies around them and squeezing them to death.
The Burmese Python
Native to the jungles and grassy marshes of Southeast Asia, Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes on Earth. They are capable of reaching 23 feet or more in length and weighing up to 200 pounds, with a girth as big as a telephone pole.
When they are young, they will spend much of their time in the trees. However, as they mature and their size and weight make tree climbing unwieldy, they transition to mainly ground-dwelling. They are also excellent swimmers, and they can stay submerged for up to 30 minutes before surfacing for air.
Reticulated Python
The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia, but it is also the world’s longest snake kept in captivity (it even made the Guinness Book of World Records). Reaching lengths of up to 33 feet, reticulated pythons are the world’s longest snakes.
While the average reticulate python tends to be longer than the average green anaconda, anacondas are wider, stronger, and significantly outweigh reticulates. This is why reticulates are not the largest of the snakes.
African rock python
The African rock python (Python sebae) is a species of large constrictor snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Africa’s largest snake and one of the six largest snake species in the world (along with the green anaconda, reticulated python, Burmese python, Indian python, and amethystine python), specimens may approach or exceed 20 ft.
It generally feasts on its prey—rodents, birds, smaller antelope, warthogs, dogs, monkeys, waterfowl, goats, crocodiles, etc.—in peace.
Python molurus
Python molurus is a large, nonvenomous python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. This boy can grow up to 20 feet long, but generally, most Indian Rock Pythons reach their full length at about 9.8 feet.
The Indian python is an extremely adaptable snake, thriving in a wide variety of habitats, including rainforests, scrublands, woodlands, rocky foothills, and grassy marshes. However, it seems to prefer damp terrain.
