What is the oldest snake?

At an estimated 62 years old, the ball python is believed to be the oldest living snake.
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What is the oldest snake alive?

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 (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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Can snakes live for 100 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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What is the first snake?

The earliest known true snake fossils (members of the crown group Serpentes) come from the marine simoliophiids, the oldest of which is the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian age) Haasiophis terrasanctus, dated to between 112 and 94 million years old.
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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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How old is the oldest dog?

Bluey was the name of the oldest dog ever reliably recorded. She was an Australian cattle dog, and she lived to be 29 years and 5 months.
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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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Are snakes blind yes or no?

Snakes are therefore likely to be dichromatic in daylight, meaning they see two primary colours compared to the three that humans see. Most snakes examined in the study are sensitive to UV light, which allows them to see well in low light conditions.
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Did snakes exist with dinosaurs?

The earliest known snake fossils date the reptiles to between 140 to 167 million years ago, putting their arrival smack in the middle of the dinosaur era when the big beasts were dominant on land as some of the fiercest and more fearsome predators.
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How old is king cobra?

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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How old is the oldest anaconda?

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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What is the biggest extinct snake?

Titanoboa, (Titanoboa cerrejonensis), extinct snake that lived during the Paleocene Epoch (66 million to 56 million years ago), considered to be the largest known member of the suborder Serpentes.
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Can 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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Do snakes sleep?

Most snakes spend about 16 hours per day asleep. In the winter, that can climb to 20 hours.
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Can snakes swim?

And no, swimming ability doesn't depend on whether a snake is venomous or not. They all can swim, with some swimming partially submerged with only their heads above the water, and others with practically their entire bodies gliding on the water's surface.
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What is King Cobra afraid of?

King Cobras Fear the Mongoose

Mongooses are noted for their audacious attacks on highly venomous snakes, such as king cobras.
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Can a dog sense a snake?

A: No, most breeds cannot smell reptiles. Only the breeds with the most developed sense of smell—retrievers, Blood hounds, Bassets, Beagles — are able to detect snakes merely by smell.
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Why are dogs not afraid of snakes?

The newest evidence comes from a paper in Applied Animal Behavior Science, which found that dogs can smell the difference between a venomous rattlesnake and a harmless boa, but they find the smell intriguing rather than terrifying.
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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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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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