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The largest anaconda in the wolrd ever recorded
The largest anaconda in the wolrd ever recorded












It is also the second-longest (behind its cousin, the reticulated python) Photo by Dave Lonsdale – Anaconda, CC BY 2.0, LinkĮunectes murinus (green anaconda) is the largest, heaviest snake species.

the largest anaconda in the wolrd ever recorded

The heaviest snake in the world: Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)Ī Green Anaconda. Despite this, Python reticulatus has been responsible for several human fatalities, in both the wild and captivity. Although large specimens are powerful enough to kill an adult human, attacks are only occasionally reported. Like all pythons, they are normally not considered dangerous to humans. The specific name, reticulatus, is Latin meaning “net-like”, or reticulated, and is a reference to the complex color pattern. It is a great swimmer, has been reported far out at sea, and has colonized many small islands within its range. Adults can grow to 6.95 m (22.8 ft) in length (so Medusa is an exceptionally long specimen) but normally grow to an average of 3-6 meters (9.8-19.7 feet). The longest snake in captivity, Medusa is a Python reticulatus, also known as the (Asiatic) reticulated python, a species of python found in Southeast Asia. Photo: Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records.

the largest anaconda in the wolrd ever recorded

Fluffy died on October 27, 010, at 18 years of age. Fluffy, the reticulated python: the previous Guinness world record holder of the Largest Snake in Captivity with 24 feet (7.3 m).














The largest anaconda in the wolrd ever recorded