Defining “Big” in the Snake World Depending on your definition of “big,” there are two species in the running for the biggest snake in the world: the reticulated python and the anaconda.

The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, with the longest ever recorded measuring about 32.8 feet long.

Will the green anaconda challenge the reticulated python for the crown? Probably not. The green anaconda holds its own record as the heaviest snake on Earth, weighing more than 550 pounds.

By comparison, the green anaconda can grow up to 8 meters and weighs around 250 kg, while the reticulated python can exceed 9 meters, but doesn’t reach Titanoboa’s weight.This super snake went ...

The reticulated python – known locally as Golbahar – is vanishing fast as habitat loss, poaching and trafficking push the species to the brink ...

A Reticulated Python is a strong swimmer, a skilled climber, and yes, one of the few snakes known to have consumed humans. The name comes from its net-like skin pattern.

Green Anaconda If the reticulated python is the longest, the green anaconda is the heaviest. Found in the Amazon and swampy parts of South America, this beefy beast can weigh more than 500 pounds.

Pythons, especially types like the reticulated python, can also grow longer than king cobras and are much heavier because of their strong, muscular bodies. In comparison, the king cobra is long ...

Reticulated Python (Image: Canva) The largest snake found in Africa and weighing up to 60 kg. It’s aggressive and extremely powerful, famed for being uncontrollable.