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  2. Green anaconda - Wikipedia

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    The green anaconda is the world's heaviest and one of the world's longest snakes, reaching a length of up to 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in) long. [11] More typical mature specimens reportedly can range up to 5 m (16 ft 5 in), with adult females, with a mean length of about 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in), being generally much larger than the males, which average ...

  3. Boa constrictor - Wikipedia

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    The species and subspecies of B. constrictor are part of a variable, diverse group of New World boids referred to as "red-tailed" boas, comprising the species Boa constrictor and Boa imperator. Within the exotic pet trade, it is known as a "BCC"—an abbreviation of its scientific name—to distinguish it from other boa species, such as Boa ...

  4. List of largest snakes - Wikipedia

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    New current world record longest Burmese Python recorded by official measurement July 12, 2023. [ 90 ] [ 22 ] [ 91 ] "Baby" a captive Burmese python ( Python bivittatus ) female♀ 5.74 m (18 ft 10 in), 182.8 kg (403 lb); "Baby" was kept at Serpent Safari in Gurnee, Illinois , until her death at almost 27 years old, euthanized due to ...

  5. 8 Strongest Snakes in the World - AOL

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    With the word “constrictor” in its name, you know these snakes mean business. They are some of the strongest snakes in the world and are significantly larger than kingsnakes.

  6. List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    The World Turtle in Hindu belief is known as Akupāra, or sometimes Chukwa, a chiranjeevi. [6] Bedawang or Bedawang Nala is a giant turtle in Balinese mythology who brought the whole world on his back. In the creation mythology of the world, it represents a change from Antaboga. He along with two dragons support the human world.

  7. Boa (genus) - Wikipedia

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    The Online Etymology Dictionary says that the word comes from the "late 14c., "large snake," from Latin boa, type of large serpent mentioned in Pliny's "Natural History;" origin unknown (in medieval folk etymology the name was associated with Greek bous "ox")."

  8. Titanoboa - Wikipedia

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    The genus name derives from the Greek word "Titan" in addition to Boa, the type genus of the family Boidae. The species name is a reference to the Cerrejón region it is known from. The designated holotype is a single dorsal vertebra cataloged as UF/IGM 1, which is used by Head et al. (2009) to complete the initial size estimates of T ...

  9. Eryx johnii - Wikipedia

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    Eryx johnii, closeup of head. Adults of E. johnii rarely exceed 2 feet (61 cm) in total length (including tail), although they sometimes reach 3 feet (91 cm). Adapted to burrowing, the head is wedge-shaped with narrow nostrils and very small eyes.