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The longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5–18.8 ft (5.6–5.7 m), is the king cobra, [ 1] while contesters for the heaviest title include the Gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. All of these three species reach a maximum mass in the range of 6–20 kg (13–44 lb).
Reticulated python. The reticulated python ( Malayopython reticulatus) is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake, and the third heaviest after the green anaconda and Burmese python. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution.
Smooth green snake. The smooth green snake ( Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is also referred to as the grass snake. It is a slender, "small medium" snake that measures 36–51 cm (14–20 in) as an adult. It gets its common name from its smooth dorsal scales, as opposed ...
Draco Oken, 1816. Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda. [ 3][ 4][ 5]
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. ... Eastern hognose snake; Jan's hognose snake; Giant Malagasy hognose snake; Mexican hognose snake;
Indian python ( Python molurus) The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 39 species are currently recognized. Being naturally non-venomous, pythons must constrict their prey to suffocate it ...
Eastern massasauga. The eastern massasauga ( Sistrurus catenatus) is a rattlesnake species found in central and eastern North America from southern Ontario in Canada and throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous; it is the only species of venomous snake in Ontario.
Natrix sipedon. — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917. Nerodia sipedon. — Stebbins, 1985. The common watersnake ( Nerodia sipedon) [ 4] is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America. It is frequently mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth ( Agkistrodon piscivorus ).