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The second-longest venomous snake in the world is possibly the African black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), which can grow up to 4.5 m (15 ft). Among the genus Naja , the longest member arguably may be the forest cobra ( Naja melanoleuca ), which can reportedly grow up to 3 m (9.8 ft).
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the largest, heaviest, and second longest snake in the world, after the reticulated python.
Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species, in particular, the common or green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), [citation needed] which is the largest snake in the world by weight, and the second longest after the reticulated python.
The new species, described in the journal Diversity, diverged from the previously known southern green anaconda about 10 million years ago, differing genetically from it by 5.5 per cent.
A video shared online shows the scale of these 20-foot-long (6.1-meter-long) reptiles as one of the researchers, Dutch biologist Freek Vonk, swims alongside a giant 200-kilo (441-pound) specimen.
A giant anaconda species captured recently in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists is the largest to ever be documented, ... A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a ...
Eunectes akayima has been described as one of the world's heaviest and longest snakes, with one specimen described in a newspaper article quote as being 6.3 metres (21 ft) long. [8] Unconfirmed reports from native Huaorani people speak of individuals reaching 7.5 metres (25 ft) and 500 kilograms (1,100 lb). [5] [8]
The green anaconda holds its own record as the heaviest snake on Earth, weighing more than 550 pounds. The post The Longest Snake in the World Has Been Revealed and Other Animal News for November ...