What is the largest 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 was either killed by the controlled explosion after which they found the snake or by construction workers after it emerged.
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Which is the largest anaconda ever recorded?

The heaviest anaconda ever recorded was 227 kilograms. This massive snake was 8.43 metres long, with a girth of 1.11 metres.
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What is the biggest snake ever recorded?

The reticulated python (Python reticulatus) of south-east Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines regularly exceeds 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in), and the record length is 10m (32 ft 9.5 in) for a specimen shot in Celebes, Indonesia in 1912.
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Where are the largest anacondas found?

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 an anaconda get up to?

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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Can you outrun a anaconda?

1: If you are attacked by an Anaconda, do not run. The snake is faster than you are. Don't try to outrun it.
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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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Has anaconda ever eaten a human?

Anacondas have a legendary status as man eaters. There have been reports of humans being eaten by anacondas, though none have been verified. The scientific consensus is, however, that an anaconda could eat a human. They eat prey that is tougher and stronger than humans, according to Rivas.
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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 is the strongest snake in the world?

Compared with previous measurements of other snakes, such as pythons, the data so far suggests king snakes are, pound for pound, the strongest constrictors in the world, Penning says.
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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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Can you survive inside a snake?

Provided you don't drown you sort of got inside the snake. Your shoulders would probably be too broad so it would have to break your shoulders. Then you're in there - you're going to need air. You're not going to have any air - you'll suffocate.
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What's the largest thing a snake has eaten?

The largest recorded animal eaten by a snake was a 150 lb hyena that was swallowed by an African rock python in 2017. National Geographic caught the encounter on video and was able to film the 12 foot 10-inch snake coiled around the animal as it began to swallow.
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How big is a 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 is the longest snake in the world where is found?

Currently, the Guinness World Record-holder is Medusa, a reticulated python who resides in Kansas City, Mo. When she was measured in 2011, she was 25 feet 2 inches long, roughly a little longer than a mid-sized car. According to Guinness World Records, 10 men were required to hold her for measurement.
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What is the largest recorded python?

The largest python to ever live was about 26.25 feet long (8 meters) and weighed about 550lbs (250kg). This massive reticulated python was caught in Malaysia in 2016. It was discovered at a construction site. Unfortunately, the snake, which had recently laid eggs, died days after it was captured.
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What kills an anaconda?

Large cats like lions, tigers and pumas, which are present in the natural habitats of the python, can capture and eat the snakes.
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Is a Titanoboa bigger than a anaconda?

Titanoboas are significantly larger than anacondas, despite anacondas being the largest living snake known to man. Anacondas have a traditional snake mouth, perfect for eating prey whole, while titanoboas have unique teeth.
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Are pythons bigger than anacondas?

Python vs Anaconda: Size

An anaconda is shorter than a python, growing up to 22 feet but weighing in at up to 550lbs. The anaconda is a huge reptile that has a diameter of up to 12 inches; that's massive! The python is longer, but the anaconda is thicker and much heavier, so it gets the advantage.
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What snake is five times bigger than an anaconda?

The Titanoboa is so much longer and thicker than the anaconda, making it a much more dangerous creature. Although we have fossil records of this animal, many questions exist such as this creature's preferred environment, whether it could lift a section of its body off the ground to strike, and what it ate.
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What would happen if you ate a live snake?

Abdominal cramping and pain, diarrhoea (sometimes bloody), nausea and vomiting, as well as fever are all symptoms of these kinds of bacterial infection. And not to mention, a live snake can give you a nasty bite, which could be venomous.
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