How old is the oldest snake?

The oldest living snake in captivity is Annie (South Africa, b. 1 July 1983) who was 37 years 317 days old as verified on 14 May 2021. Annie is a green anaconda
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The Anaconda or green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is one of the biggest snakes in the world. This Is a anaconda It is a non-venomous boa species from South America. It is the thickest, heaviest, and second longest known living snake (behind the reticulated python).
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(Eunectes murinus) from South Africa where she was owned by Paul Swires from 1989 until 2004, when he gave her to Montecasino Bird Gardens in Johannesburg.
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How long is the oldest snake?

A 37-year-old anaconda named name has been officially declared the oldest living snake in captivity by Guinness World Records. The snake weighs more than 40 kgs and is more than 4 metres long. According to her keepers, she eats one huge rabbit every two weeks.
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What is the oldest snake in the world?

At an estimated 62 years old, the ball python is believed to be the oldest living snake.
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Can a snake live for 1000 years?

Snakes reach sexual maturity within two to four years, depending on the species and living conditions. In perfect conditions, adult snakes live anywhere from 20 to 30 years, with natural predators and the encroachment of humans severely limiting the number of years most snakes live.
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How old is the oldest Anaconda in the world?

The current Guinness Book of World Records for the Oldest Living Snake in Captivity is 37 years 317 days (14 May 2021 – Paul Swires) held by Annie the Green Anaconda, currently at Montecasino Bird & Reptile Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Is Medusa the snake still alive?

Medusa is currently housed at “The Edge of Hell Haunted House” in Kansas City.
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Do snakes feel love?

Can you bond with a snake? Some snake owners feel as though their snake recognises them and is more eager to be held by them than by other people. However, snakes don't have the intellectual capacity to feel emotions such as affection.
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How old can king cobras get?

These snakes are diurnal. They can live about 20 years in the wild.
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Which animal has longest life?

The Greenland shark has the longest known life span of all vertebrates, estimated to be between 300 and 500 years. Found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the species can reach an astonishing 21 feet in length and mostly eats fish, but has been spotted hunting seals.
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Are anacondas real?

Anacondas are semi aquatic snakes found in tropical South America, notable in the Amazon and different to pythons. They are some of the largest snakes in the world and are known for their swimming ability. “Anaconda” is the common name for the genus Eunectes, a genus of boa.
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What's the largest snake?

A member of the boa family, South America's green anaconda is, pound for pound, the largest snake in the world. Its cousin, the reticulated python, can reach slightly greater lengths, but the enormous girth of the anaconda makes it almost twice as heavy.
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How long has snake been alive?

Though scientists debate the details, most agree snakes arose approximately 90 to 100 million years ago.
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Can snakes give birth without a male?

While traditionally a female snake needs to mate with a male snake to produce fertilized eggs, some -- like the flower pot snake -- produce young by a process called parthenogenesis, also known as asexual reproduction.
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Can snakes give birth?

Most snakes lay eggs, but there are some families of snakes that do not. Some snakes lay eggs and others give birth to live young.
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Whats the biggest anaconda ever found?

The largest anaconda was 33 feet long, 3 feet across at its widest part, and weighed about 880lbs. This snake was discovered at a construction site in Brazil. Unfortunately, it either died in the controlled explosion after which they found the snake or by construction workers after it emerged.
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Who eats king cobra?

The main predator to the king cobra is the mongoose because the mongoose is immune to its venom. However, mongooses rarely attack king cobras unless they have to.
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Can you survive king cobra bite?

Not only does the bite of a king cobra contain a high level of toxins; these toxins and venom target your heart and lungs. Your respiratory system and heart can suffer greatly from a king cobra bite, and many victims who don't seek treatment end up perishing from cardiac arrest or respiratory complications.
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Why are king cobras not true cobras?

Recent research has shown that “true cobras,” those in the family called Naja, are an African lineage (though a handful of species radiated into Asia). King cobras are not in the Naja family, rather, they are the only members of their own group, Ophiophagus.
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Do snakes fart?

Why Do Snakes Fart? Snake farting is not common because they are strict carnivores, and most of the gas that we humans experience comes from consuming vegetable material. Snakes don't even have the gut bacteria to break down plants to cause the gas.
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Do snakes like music?

No. The charm has nothing to do with the music and everything to do with the charmer waving a pungi, a reed instrument carved out of a gourd, in the snake's face. Snakes don't have external ears and can perceive little more than low-frequency rumbles.
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Will a snake protect its owner?

Corn snakes, many pythons, and many boas are all good options if you want a snake that is likely to form a positive relationship with you. Snakes that are captured from the wild are least likely to form bonds with people, since they likely have grown up viewing humans as potential predators.
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How old is the oldest cat?

The oldest cat ever is Creme Puff, a domestic cat who lived to an age of 38 years 3 days. With the average life expectancy of an indoor cat being 12-14 years, Creme Puff (USA, b. 3 August 1967) was a certified OAP (old-age pussycat). She lived in Texas, USA with her owner, Jake Perry.
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What's the oldest cat?

Creme Puff (38 years and 3 days)

Guinness World Records lists Creme Puff, a tabby mix, as the oldest cat ever to live.
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How old is the oldest fish?

Biologists at the California Academy of Sciences believe they host the world's oldest living aquarium fish in the world — and her name is Methuselah. Scientists believe that Methuselah, an Australian lungfish, is about 90 years old.
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