Which country has a biggest snake?

The snake that claims the title of biggest in the world lives in the Amazon rainforests and swamps of Brazil. They are carnivores capturing their prey of wild pigs and deer by wrapping their tremendous bodies around them and squeezing until the prey is dead.
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Which snake is biggest in 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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What countries have giant snakes?

These South American creatures are most commonly seen in the Amazon basin area in Brazil, the Orinoco basin in Colombia and the flooded Llanos grasslands in Venezuela. They're also native to countries such as Trinidad, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Suriname and Guyana.
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Where is the biggest snake in the world found?

How Big Was the Largest Anaconda? A Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), which is especially partial to flooded grassland. 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.
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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 in the world?

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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Where are the most snakes in the world?

Aboard Brazil's snake island or Ilha de Queimada Grande, which is about 90 miles from the city of Sao Paulo. This island has been called one of the world's deadliest islands because it has the highest concentration of venomous snakes anywhere in the world. And these are not just any normal snakes.
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Can a green anaconda eat a human?

Adults are able to consume much larger animals, including deer, capybara, caimans and large birds. Females will sometimes cannibalize males, especially during breeding season. Due to their size, green anacondas are one of the few snakes capable of consuming a human, however this is extremely rare.
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Who would win anaconda or python?

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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Is there a snake bigger than an anaconda?

The Titanoboa had to be much thicker and more muscular in addition to much longer than an anaconda. Another very large snake that exists in the present is the reticulated python. These snakes can grow longer than anacondas on average, but they are much thinner.
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Can a snake eat a human?

There are, he said, examples of people being eaten by reticulated pythons, particularly on Sulawesi, the island where 25-year-old Akbar Salubiro was eaten. Humans, unfortunately, fit into the general, mammal-heavy diet of the reticulated python, which can grow between 20 and 25 feet long.
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Who would win crocodile or anaconda?

A crocodile would beat an anaconda in a fight. A fully grown crocodile is simply too big and strong for an anaconda to kill. Even in an ambush situation, the anaconda would struggle to wrap enough of its body around the crocodile to inhibit its movement and crush it.
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Who would win King Cobra or anaconda?

An anaconda would win a fight against a king cobra.
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Can anaconda eat 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.
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Can anaconda eat a cow?

Besides, anacondas can't eat an entire, full-grown cow: the largest animal documented to have been consumed by a constrictor is a 130-pound (59-kilogram) impala, eaten by an African rock python in 1955. "It's absolutely not a capybara," Indiviglio told LiveScience.
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Can anaconda eat crocodile?

"They can swallow a crocodile, no problem, but it can defend itself, so it's a more risky choice than a rat," says snake expert Bryan Fry, a professor at the University of Queensland. There are other risks too, he says. Witnesses said it took this snake about five hours to swallow the crocodile.
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Which country has no snake?

An unlikely tale, perhaps—yet Ireland is unusual for its absence of native snakes. It's one of only a handful of places worldwide—including New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, and Antarctica—where Indiana Jones and other snake-averse humans can visit without fear.
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Which countries have no snakes?

Countries with no snakes: Ireland. Iceland.
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States/areas with no snakes:
  • Siberia (Northern Russia)
  • Alaska.
  • Greenland.
  • Antarctica.
  • Central and Northern Canada.
  • The southern tip of Argentina and Chile.
  • The northern part of Finland, and anywhere north of the Arctic Circle.
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What is the number 1 deadliest snake?

Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis Carinatus) – The Deadliest Snake In The World. Although its venom is not very potent, the Saw-Scaled Viper is considered as one of the world's deadliest snakes as it is believed to be responsible for more human fatalities than all other snakes put together.
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Which snake bite kills fastest?

Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus). The saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) may be the deadliest of all snakes, since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined.
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How old 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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Can you eat anaconda?

“However, they do face persecution by humans, as they are often killed on site due to fear of human ingestion.” Human ingestion is unlikely and humans should not kill anacondas.
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Do female anacondas eat men?

Rivas has documented a few cases of cannibalism in anacondas, in which females have regurgitated mates after eating them. It's unclear if this female ate her mate; Candisani says they couldn't see her after she pulled the male into the grass. (See "Cannibalism—the Ultimate Taboo—Is Surprisingly Common.")
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