There has even been an account of a Scrub Python attempting to eat a woman in Australia. Like many other pythons, Scrub Pythons tend to like wet, humid areas and may prey upon unsuspecting mammals by the edges of water sources. It is found in Northern Australia as well as Papua New Guinea where it lives in forests, scrublands (hence the name) and even in suburban areas. The Scrub Python is the largest snake in Australia and one of the largest snakes in the world. African Rock Pythons are great mothers (at least by snake standards) and will stay with their eggs until they hatch and will even stay with their hatchlings for the first few weeks. The African Rock Python is one of the largest snakes in the world and is by far the largest snake in Africa.Īfrican Rock Pythons are related to several other of the snakes on this list. They are found throughout the continent south of the Sahara Desert.
African Rock Python photo by: s9-4pr | flickr | CC BY 2.0Īfrican Rock Pythons are from (you guessed it!) Africa. For more interesting facts about Burmese pythons click here.ĥ. Once they reach adulthood their only predators are Tigers and King Cobras. Burmese Pythons are popular pets and are also famously invasive in the Florida Everglades.īecause of their huge size, they have very few natural predators. In fact, they share much of the same range as Reticulated Pythons and King Cobras. They tend to prey on unsuspecting mammals that come to water sources to drink and will eat animals as large as deer.īurmese Pythons are found in a wide variety of habitats throughout Southeast Asia. Constrictors kill their prey by literally constricting or squeezing them to death rather than using venom.
Green Anacondas are distantly related to Pythons, and are considered constrictors. They can be found in swamps, wetlands and streams. Although they can grow to be very long too! Green Anacondas are native to South America where they prefer aquatic environments. Green Anacondas are the heaviest snake in the world. They are actually one of the only known predators of number #1 on the list (Reticulated Pythons).įor more facts about the longest venomous snake in the world click here. They are found throughout Southeast Asia in forests, villages, agricultural fields and urban areas. King Cobras are the longest venomous snakes in the world. King Cobra image credit: Max Jones name: Ophiophagus hannah While it is uncommon, and humans generally aren’t known to be on the menu for snakes, there have been a few cases of Reticulated Pythons consuming humans, which speaks to the enormous size of this species!Ģ. These giants have been known to occur in huge densities in cities like Bangkok and Singapore. Reticulated Pythons can be found in the forests, villages, and even cities of Southeast Asia. The Reticulated Python is the longest species of snake in the world. Scientific name: Malayopython reticulatus Reticulated Python Reticulated Python | photo by: Florida Fish and Wildlife | Flickr | CC BY-ND 2.0 But there is no doubt that the snakes on this list are some of the biggest snakes in the world! 12 of the Worlds Largest Snakes 1. Trying to get reliable estimates of some of the world’s largest snakes can be tricky, because oftentimes you have people that greatly over exaggerate the size of the snakes they find, kind of like how avid fishermen bend the truth about how big their catch is.
Most of the species on this list are Pythons, however there are a few venomous snakes that make the list. In this article, we’ll list some of the largest snakes in the world. They come in a large variation of colors, patterns and sizes! Some snake species are not much larger than an earthworm, while some get absolutely colossal. Snakes are an incredibly diverse group of animals.
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