Longest Snakes in the World
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Longest Snakes in the WorldThe reticulated python (6.95 m) narrowly leads a tight top group, ahead of the Central African rock python (6.5 m) and the green anaconda (6.32 m) - the three longest snakes separated by barely 60 cm. Constrictors dominate the ranking: pythons, anacondas and the boa constrictor rely on length and muscle to overpower prey, while the king cobra (5.7 m) is the sole venomous snake to make the list and the longest venomous snake on Earth. Below the leaders the field steps down through the Burmese python (5.79 m) to the boa constrictor (4.3 m). Wikipedia cautions that many historical length claims are exaggerated, so these figures reflect the most reliable measurements - the true giants are rare individuals far above each species' typical size.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia - List of Largest Snakes
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Maximum Length (m)
- Last updated
- 12 July 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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