The king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) can grow to a length of 11 feet. Though this snake is 11 feet in size, it only weighs around 13 pounds. The king brown snake isn’t the biggest snake in the world, but its size is massive.
#9. The King Cobra – 13 Feet Long
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) can grow to be 13 feet in length with a weight of 20 pounds. The king cobra is not the largest snake in the world, but it does claim the title of the longest venomous snake on earth!
#8. The Boa Constrictor – 13 Feet Long
The boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) and a king cobra can both grow to be 13 feet in length. However, the boa constrictor is ranked higher on the list of the world’s largest snakes because it’s the heavier of the
two at 60 pounds. Boa constrictors measure 2 feet in size as newborns.
7. The Black Mamba – 14 Feet Long
The Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) can grow to a length of 14 feet, making it the seventh biggest snake in the world. This snake is venomous and lives on savannas in the eastern and central parts of Africa. It isn’t the largest snake in the world, but it is very long.
6. The African Rock Python – 16 Feet Long
The African rock python (Python sebae) can grow to a length of 16 feet. This reptile can have a weight of up to 250 pounds. It lives on the grasslands and the savannas of Africa.
5. The Indian Python – 20 Feet Long
The fifth biggest snake in the world is the Indian python (Python molurus), which can grow to a length of 20 feet and sometimes longer. They have a weight of around 150 pounds. This reptile lives in the forests of Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
4. The Burmese Python – 23 Feet Long
Ranked among world’s largest snakes, the Burmese python (Python bivitattus) has a length of up to 23 feet and can weigh up to 200 pounds. This reptile lives in the marshes of southeast Asia including China. Its body has a girth, or thickness, equal to a telephone pole! Like other pythons on this list, a Burmese python wraps its strong body around its prey to suffocate it.
Burmese pythons have become an invasive species in the Everglades of Florida due to escaping captivity as pets. Recently, the largest invasive Burmese python was captured in Florida. The female snake is 18 feet long and weighs 215 pounds. Although these snakes can weigh as much as a person, they aren’t the largest snake in the world.
3. The Amethystine Python – 27 Feet Long
The amethystine python (Morelia amethistina) can grow to a length of 27 feet and weigh 33 pounds, making it the third biggest snake in the world. Females are usually larger than males. This reptile lives in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Its habitat includes tropical forests, savannas, and shrublands. The conservation status of this snake is Least Concern with a stable population.
2. The Reticulated Python – 29 Feet Long
A reticulated python (Python reticulatus) can grow to a length of 29 feet and has a weight of up to 595 pounds! It’s called a reticulated python because of the mixed pattern of its brownish-yellow and black scales. The female reticulated python is usually larger than the male. This reptile lives in the rainforests and marshes of southeast Asia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. Their conservation status is Least Concern.
1. The Green Anaconda – 30 Feet Long
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the largest snake in the world! It grows to a length of 30 feet and can weigh up to 550 pounds. If you stretched out a green anaconda to its full length, it would be about as long as the average school bus! Normally, female green anacondas are larger than males.
