Top 10 Longest Snakes

10th


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Carpet python

Longest record
427cm (14ft)
Scientific name
Morelia spilota
Taxonomy
Family:Pythonidae
Genus:Morelia
Range
New Guinea,Australia

9th


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Yellow anaconda

Longest record
440cm (14.4ft)
Scientific name
Eunectes notaeus
Taxonomy
Family:Boidae
Genus:Eunectes
Range
South America
8th

Black mamba

Longest record
450cm (14.8ft)
Scientific name
Dendroaspis polylepis
Taxonomy
Family:Elapidae
Genus:Dendroaspis
Range
Africa
7th


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King cobra

Longest record
475cm (15.6ft)
Scientific name
Ophiophagus hannah
Taxonomy
Family:Elapidae
Genus:Ophiophagus
Range
South Asia,Southeast Asia
6th


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Red tailed Boa

Longest record
540cm (17.7ft)
Scientific name
Boa constrictor
Taxonomy
Family:Boidae
Genus:Boa
Range
Latin America
5th

African rock python

Longest record
750cm (24.6ft)
Scientific name
Python sebae
Taxonomy
Family:Pythonidae
Genus:Python
Range
Africa
4th


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Indian python

Longest record
823cm (27ft)
Scientific name
Python molurus
Taxonomy
Family:Pythonidae
Genus:Python
Range
South Asia,outheast Asia
3rd


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Amethystine python

Longest record
860cm (28.2ft)
Scientific name
Morelia amethistina
Taxonomy
Family:Pythonidae
Genus:Morelia
Range
New Guinea,Australia
2nd


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Green anaconda

Longest record
900cm (29.5ft)
Scientific name
Eunectes murinus
Taxonomy
Family:Boidae
Genus:Eunectes
Range
Northern part of South America
1st


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Reticulated python

Longest record
990cm (32.5ft)
Scientific name
Python reticulatus
Taxonomy
Family:Pythonidae
Genus:Python
Range
South Asia,Southeast Asia

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