looking for the biggest snake found on record

[andwhy6]

does anyone know where to find a link on the biggest snake found on record. ive been looking but i just run into fake pics and stuff

[K80tik]

i dont know but that tv show last night showed the longest retic in captivity in a malaysian zoo. they "say" it was the longest, but im sure there is longer ones in captivity that are not spoke of.

[Jonny2184]

I even looked on the Guinness book of World records website and they had nothing to do with snakes, except rattle snakes...
You got me wondering now!

But what do you mean by biggest??? Longest or heaviest???
Anacondas are the heaviest I believe and retics the longest!

[lord jackel]

You got me interested too. So I started looking around and came up with:


Longest - was an Anaconda discovered in Columbia from the 30's that was 34' long (though there seems to be several 30+ foot snakes (a retic though appears never "proven")

Heaviest living snake - dated 2006 was a 403 Burm located at Serpant Safari in Gurnee, IL

Hope this helps,
Sean

[Jonny2184]

I found a news article on the largest snake ever...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750

Don't know if it has been broken but this looks like the record here???
It was 49Feet and 983lbs reticulated python

[lord jackel]

I found a news article on the largest snake ever...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750

Don't know if it has been broken but this looks like the record here???
It was 49Feet and 983lbs

I saw a follow up to this article that said a British newpaper reporter was sent to cover this story and when reviewed they said it only measured 21 feet and about 220lbs.

[Jonny2184]

I saw a follow up to this article that said a British newpaper reporter was sent to cover this story and when reviewed they said it only measured 21 feet and about 220lbs.

That wouldnt surprise me!
49feet and almost a ton! That seems way too crazy to ever happen...

[devil_dog]

I saw a follow up to this article that said a British newpaper reporter was sent to cover this story and when reviewed they said it only measured 21 feet and about 220lbs.

I have read abput this particular snake before. A tribe in indonesia had claimed they had a 49 foot almost one thousand pound snake in their possesion. When the herpotologist actually bought it from the tribe and got it back to the zoo and measured it. It was only about twenty one feet in length.

[CeraDigital]

From what I know, a Reticulated Python shot in Celebes, in 1912. The snake measured 32' 9.5". I'm looking around for any records. Best bet would be to contact Bob Clark, Dave Barker, or Dr. Owens on the subject. They could possibly assist you more. After that, Baby the Burmese Python was measured in at 27' long and 403lbs. She was documented by Guiness world records. She's now deceased...

[Shelby]

I used to work at the zoo where Baby lived.. she was really overweight.. but quite a burm.

Here's a not so great pic I took of her