Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The longest venomous snake is the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), with lengths (recorded in captivity) of up to 5.7 m (19 ft) and a weight of up to 12.7 kg (28 lb). [53] It is also the largest elapid .
A reticulated python kept in the United States in Kansas City, Missouri, named "Medusa" is considered by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the longest living snake ever kept in captivity. In 2011 it was reported to measure 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in) and weigh 158.8 kg (350 lb 2 oz). [35]
The longest ever found in the species measured a whopping 32 feet, 9.5 inches long. A look at the world's longest snake which measures over 32 feet, a record-breaking slithering serpent Skip to ...
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia.With an average of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [2] it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest.
But only one snake species can hold the title of the longest snake in the world: the reticulated python. The longest reticulated python on record measured 32 feet and 9.5 inches long.
Gigantophis is an extinct genus represented by its sole member Gigantophis garstini, a giant snake. [3] Before the Paleocene constrictor genus Titanoboa was described from Colombia in 2009, Gigantophis garstini was regarded as the largest snake ever recorded.
Pretty much all of the really impressive “biggest snakes in the world”—the 50-footers and up—live online or in Hollywood. In 2017, the body of a palm fruit farmer in Indonesia was found ...
The discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis garstini, which is known from the Eocene of Egypt. Titanoboa evolved following the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs, being one of the largest reptiles to evolve after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. Its vertebrae are very robust and ...