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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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Size comparison: Titanoboa and two of the longest reticulated pythons recorded
Comparing some of the largest known snakes—Titanoboa, Medusa, and Ibu Baron—next...
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Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
The longest known reticulated pythons of the present day are between 7 and 8 meters...
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Green anaconda (Eunectes species)
Green anacondas can weigh as much as 250 kg (about 550 pounds).
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Anaconda and Titanoboa vertebrae
A side-by-side comparison of vertebrae belonging to the present-day anaconda (Eunectes;...
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