What is the biggest non venomous snake?

The Reticulated Python is known to be the world's longest snake and has been recorded to reach over 10 meters (32 feet)! These nonvenomous snakes are found in Southeast Asia. Their typical diet consists of mammals and occasionally birds.
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Which is bigger python or anaconda?

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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Is Medusa the snake still alive?

Medusa is currently housed at “The Edge of Hell Haunted House” in Kansas City.
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What is the largest non-venomous snake in the US?

The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a species of large, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the southeastern region of the United States, it is the longest native snake species in North America.
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Is there a 100 foot snake?

The Daily Telegraph reports today that a 100ft (30m) snake has been spotted lurking in a river in Borneo, "sparking great concern among local communities".
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What is the fastest snake?

The fastest land snake is the aggressive black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) of southeastern, tropical Africa. The snake can reach speeds of 16-19 km/h (10-12 mph) in short bursts over level ground.
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What's the world's largest snake?

What is the biggest snake in the world?
  • The largest snakes in the world belong to the python and boa families. ...
  • The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is the longest snake in the world, regularly reaching over 6.25 metres in length.
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How big is Titanoboa?

Titanoboa, discovered by Museum scientists, was the largest snake that ever lived. Estimated up to 50 feet long and 3 feet wide, this snake was the top predator in the world's first tropical rainforest.
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What's the largest snake ever found?

The only known species is Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered, which supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis garstini.
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What is the oldest snake alive?

At an estimated 62 years old, the ball python is believed to be the oldest living snake. Mark Wanner, the zoological manager of herpetology at the zoo described the birth as a "unique occurrence".
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Is there a snake bigger than Titanoboa?

The largest snake species today is the giant anaconda, and it can grow to around 15 feet in length — less than one-third of the size of your average Titanoboa. Anacondas rarely reach more than 20 feet in length or weigh more than 500 pounds.
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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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Who would win king cobra or anaconda?

The king cobra can grow quite long, up to 19ft at its maximum. However, the snake's weight is a low 15lbs. They don't need a lot of weight because their venom does all the work. The anaconda has a serious size advantage against the king cobra.
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Who would win cobra or python?

A king cobra has enough venom in a single bite to kill a whole elephant, while pythons are capable of constricting and killing prey far larger than them. Pythons are also capable of swimming and holding their breath for up to 30 minutes, while king cobras do not have this ability.
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Does Florida have anacondas?

Regulatory Status. Green anacondas are not native to Florida and are considered an invasive species due to their impacts to native wildlife.
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What killed Titanoboa?

Climate change contributed to the disappearance and extinction of most of Titanoboa. The declining global temperatures favored the emergence of smaller snakes. Larger reptiles were slowly erased and smaller snakes and other reptiles too over their places in the ecosystem.
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Who would win Titanoboa vs Megalodon?

Titanoboa vs Megalodon: Speed and Movement

It's believed that the megalodon could swim at 11 mph and the Titanoboa could swim at about 10 mph. However, it's hard to say how fast creatures that large could swim, but these estimates favor the Megalodon. The Megalodon has a very slight advantage against the Titanoboa.
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Which is bigger Titanoboa vs anaconda?

Using the length-weight ratios of a rock python and an anaconda as a guide, Head estimated that Titanoboa weighed in at over 1.3 tons. That's almost thirty times as heavy as the anaconda, the bulkiest species alive today.
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Are giant anacondas real?

The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa or sucuri, is a boa species found in South America. It is the heaviest and one of the longest known extant snake species. Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.
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How big can anacondas get?

They can reach lengths of 30 feet (9 meters), diameters of 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) and can weigh 550 pounds (250 kilograms). Green anacondas are native to the northern regions of South America.
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How strong is an anaconda squeeze?

Anacondas have a squeezing force that measures 90 PSI, putting a lot more pressure on their foes than pythons. They can easily take down large mammals and fish. Their biting is very similar to a python's.
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What is the rarest snake in the world?

Saint Lucia racer
  • The Saint Lucia racer is a relatively small, non-venomous snake.
  • Fewer than 20 individuals remain, making it the world's rarest snake.
  • These remaining snakes are confined to one tiny (nine-hectare) islet – Maria Major – situated 800 metres off the Saint Lucia mainland.
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What snake bite kills the fastest?

The king cobra (Species: Ophiophagus hannah) can kill you the fastest of any snake — in less than 10 minutes. The reason a king cobra can kill a person so fast is because of the large volume of potent neurotoxic venom which stops nerves in the body from working.
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