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What is the largest snake in the world?
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Infographic showing the size comparison of the largest snakes recorded: the prehistoric Titanoboa and two reticulated pythons, Medusa and Ibu Baron, alongside an average adult U.S. male human silhouette, highlighting their lengths and weights. A reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) coiled around a branch, showing its patterned yellow, black, and brown scales with a blurred green background. Green anaconda (Eunectes species) Anaconda and Titanoboa vertebrae

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  • Shabnam Dohutia
    Shabnam Dohutia is executive editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Having worked in various editorial positions at Oxford University Press and Pearson, Shabnam has almost two decades’ experience in content development and in leading editorial teams. Shabnam holds a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Delhi. 

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