Scientists working in Colombia have discovered the largest snake on the planet, an animal that blows away previous records.

The world's largest slithering snake is sure to ... according to Guinness World Records. As for the longest snake that was ever in captivity, that would be a reticulated python named Medusa.

The longest recorded reticulated ... long. This snake was longer than the height of a giraffe, says the Natural History Museum. The largest and heaviest reticulated python held in captivity ...

A group of python hunters caught the longest Burmese python ever measured on July 10, 2023, in the Big Cypress National ...

Snakes are fascinating reptiles that can be both captivating and frightening. They slither, stare, and sometimes strike.

The largest faded snake ever recorded was well beyond the average length for the species, which is between 3 and 4 feet. Glossy snakes eat mainly lizards and some small birds, snakes, and mammals.

There was also the man-sized bulge in the snake’s body. What follows isn’t a strict rundown of the largest snakes ever recorded, as that would mostly involve pythons of slightly different lengths.

Courtesy of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida have captured the largest Burmese python ever recorded in the state. It took three people to ...

There is no official record for the biggest green anaconda, but in 2016 construction workers in Brazil came across a snake estimated to be 33 feet (10 m) long and 880 pounds (399 kg). Contrary to ...

scientists announced another record-breaking fossil snake. Vasuki indicus was found in western India and lived around 47 million years ago. It’s estimated to have been 11–15 metres long. Rather than ...