What snake is bigger than the anaconda?

Reticulated Python
Reticulated pythons are considered to be the longest snake. The world record for the length of a reticulated python is a whopping 32 ft and 9 ½ inches! Like the green anaconda, they are also excellent swimmers. Scientists have even found these incredible animals out at sea.
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What is the largest snake in the world?

The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is the longest snake in the world, regularly reaching over 6.25 metres in length.
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Which is bigger anaconda or Titanoboa?

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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Is there a snake bigger than Titanoboa?

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 5x larger 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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Who would win a fight between a python and anaconda?

An anaconda would win in a fight against a python. These two creatures are so similar in every facet except for length, thickness, and weight, and those are the ones we have to use to determine who would win if they faced off.
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Do anacondas have any predators?

At the top of the food chain, adult anacondas have no natural predators. The biggest threat to their survival is human fear; many anacondas are killed by people worried that the enormous snake will attack. They are also hunted for their skin, which is turned into leather or used as decoration.
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Is there a 100 foot snake?

A photo of '100-foot monster snake' that has surfaced on the Internet and is certainly fake has stirred up a lot of interest in recent days, reports the Telegraph Online.
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How many Titanoboa are left?

The remains of approximately 30 individuals have been recovered. The majority are adults, but some juveniles have been found. Most specimens are made up of vertebrae and ribs, which is typical of snake fossils. It is estimated that Titanoboa may have had more than 250 vertebrae.
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What killed the Titanoboa?

Titanoboa died out around 58 to 60 million years ago, so its dominance was fairly brief in geological terms. Scientists aren't quite sure, but they believe that climate change had something to do with it. The climate started to cool, and the enormous snake and other large reptiles couldn't maintain their metabolism.
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Is Titanoboa stronger than Megalodon?

Megalodon would win a fight against Titanoboa. The monster snake is a one-trick pony, and that trick isn't any good against a massive shark. Even if it managed to wrap about the shark, it's much too small to kill it. Megalodon was about 9 feet across and weighed 100,000lbs.
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Did the Titanoboa ever exist?

A terrifyingly large snake that once lived in modern-day Colombia, Titanoboa measured up to 50 feet long and weighed up to 2,500 pounds. Deep in a South American jungle, a huge snake once stalked its prey.
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When was the last Titanoboa alive?

At 42 feet long and 1.27 tons, Titanoboa was longer than a school bus and would have had trouble fitting through an office door. This snake lived after the extinction of the dinosaurs during the Paleocene Epoch 58-60 million years ago.
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What is the largest poisonous snake?

The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. Whether slithering on land, climbing trees, or swimming, it's an effective predator. When threatened or on attack, the king cobra rears its head and creates a hood by spreading its neck ribs. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and inject venom into prey.
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What is the heaviest venomous snake?

The Gaboon viper is the world's largest venomous snake by weight. It usually reaches a length of 4 to 7 feet and can weigh up to 45 pounds. The Gaboon viper possesses one of the fastest strikes in the snake world and, considering its vast size, one of the most venomous loads.
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Is the Titanoboa bulletproof?

Additionally, as it turns out, Titanoboa also had considerably thick skin, described as "damn near bulletproof". As such, whenever the snake was shot at, it barely flinched. Titanoboa also possessed enhanced night vision, allowing it to see in the darkest places.
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What is the largest reptile ever?

The longest species of reptile is the reticulated python Python reticulatus of south-east Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines, which quite often exceeds 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in). The record length is 10 m (32 ft 9.5 in) for a specimen shot on the island of Sulawesi (Celebes), Indonesia, in 1912.
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Can you knock out a Titanoboa?

They often hunt large prey together. As they appear immune to knockout poisons, Titanoboa exornantur is basically impossible to render unconscious.
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What is the biggest anaconda ever found?

THIS is the moment a gigantic 33-FEET-long anaconda was found by terrified builders on a construction site in Brazil. The huge reptile, which weighs in at at a whopping 63 stone, was discovered by the workers after they carried out a controlled explosion in the Cave of Altamira in the northern state of Para.
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What is the largest python ever found?

Key Points
  • The largest python ever was around 26.25 feet long (8 meters) and weighed roughly 550lbs (250kg).
  • This record-breaking snake, a massive reticulated python, was discovered in Malaysia in 2016.
  • Pythons are constrictors, meaning they wrap themselves around prey and squeeze.
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What is the biggest snake skeleton ever found?

Named Titanoboa cerrejonensis by its discoverers, the size of the snake's vertebrae suggest it weighed 1,140 kilograms (2,500 pounds) and measured 13 meters (42.7 feet) nose to tail tip.
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What kills anacondas?

Anaconda Predators and Threats

The adult anaconda does not generally have any predators since they are at the top of the food chain, being such a huge snake. However, the babies have predators that adult anacondas don't have, including birds and even jaguars.
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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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Can a anaconda eat an elephant?

One might think a giant snake such as a reticulated python or anaconda would be likely to defeat an elephant, but that's not true. Neither of them has the strength to kill elephants. This is where the king cobra comes in.
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