Snakes live on all continents except Antarctica. They live in all climatic zones, spread in water and earth. There are flying snakes capable of overcoming long distances, flying from tree to tree. The dimensions of these animals are shrouded in legends. Archeologists discovered the remains of the largest snake, which lived 60 million years ago, its length is 15 meters, weight 1000 kg. The size of most modern snakes living on the planet within one meter is the smallest less than 10 cm, but the longest snakes in the world reach 8 meters. In this case we are talking about reliable and recorded facts.
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Gyurza Length 2 m
Gyurza or Levant viper opens the rating of the longest snakes in the world. Its name translates as an iron truncheon and is associated with the shape of its body - the snake has a large head and a wide trunk. The body length reaches 2 meters , and females are larger than males. Distinguishes giurzu from other vipers, namely to this family it refers, ribbed scales at the top of the head. The Viper chooses arid and open spaces for habitation, it is widespread in the countries of Asia, Africa, and in some regions of Transcaucasia.
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Eastern brown snake Length 2.4 m
Eastern brown snake belongs to the family of aspides. The average length is 1.5 meters, but the maximum value in the is 2.4 meters .Its poison ranks second in toxicity among all snakes that live on land. If a meter individual releases up to 10 mg of poison when bitten, larger representatives can squeeze 40 mg. The snake is common in Australia, New Guinea. Because of its love for mice, it is often found near farms and apartment buildings. The aspid is very aggressive and always has a fierce resistance.
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Bushmaster Length 4 m
Bushmaster( surukuku) despite its impressive dimensions in 4 meters is very timid and prefers to settle in the uninhabited areas of South America. Such a giant has at least large canines that can reach 4 cm. Color does not allow confusing the suukuku with other vipers: the yellow-brown body is covered on the back by large black rhombuses. The bushmeister is very patient: in ambush on the hunt, he can wait for his victim for several weeks.
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Black mamba Length 4,3 m
Black mamba - the inhabitant of the savannah of Africa reaches 4.3 meters in length and is among the ten largest snakes in the world. She is the fastest snake. The maximum speed that a mamba can develop is 19 km / h. She does not need to wait for the victim in ambush, she will easily catch up with her. The name mamba received because of the color of the mouth, in the form of a coffin. The snake's mouth, because of the cut, looks smiling, but it has nothing to do with the animal's emotions, and the mafia's fame has become fixed.
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Indian python Length 5 m
Light tiger or Indian python - is one of the varieties of tiger pythons, whose length reaches 5 meters. Tiger python perfectly adapts to any conditions. He feels great both on land and in the water, moves quickly through the trees. The color of the Indian python is gray or brown. People, especially in India( the snake habitat) often spawn an animal as a pet so that it hunts rats and mice. The species is protected by law from hunting for it. This is caused by a sharp reduction in the population due to extermination for the sake of producing python skin products.
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Ordinary boa constrictor Length 5.5 m
The ordinary boa constrictor , which lives in South and Central America, reaches 5.5 meters. Boa prefers to settle in areas with constant sources of fresh water, but these can be forest areas, mountain slopes, coast. Boas lead a single way of life and unite only during mating. The snake is not poisonous and with its prey is straightened, strangling it. In the diet - rodents, birds, lizards. Ordinary boa constrictor is unpretentious neither in food nor in conditions of detention. He is often brought home.
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Royal Cobra Length 5.7 m
The Royal Cobra - is the longest venomous snake, reaching 5.7 meters and growing throughout life. The habitat is South and South-East Asia. This is the only representative who eats his congeners, for which he was called "snake eater".When a person meets a person, the cobra flexes her body so that her eyes are on a level with the eyes of the person. In this position, the snake can move freely. This is one of the few snakes able to make barking sounds. Cobra does not release poison just so she can do bachelors to save it for large prey. She can also control the dose of injections. The giant squeezes its victim with such force, with what would put pressure on the body object with a mass of 360 kg. Without food, the snake can last up to 3 months.
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Dark tiger python Length 5.74 m
The dark tiger python with a body length of 5.8 meters is one of the three largest snakes in the world. The official record was recorded in the Illinois Park, where the Python lived a baby with a body length of 5.74 meters. The species is widespread in China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, India. The snake chooses for living tropical forests, jungles, swampy terrain. Python is a wonderful swimmer, and at a young age moves very swiftly through the trees. The predator has thermocarriers that allow him to detect prey by heat radiation and odor. It feeds on rodents, birds, but it can also attack goats, pigs, monkeys. In areas where there is a possible cooling, pythons fall into hibernation, do not eat anything and wait for heat. Often, dark tiger pythons because of their calm nature are kept in domestic terrariums.
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Giant Anaconda Length 6.7 m
The giant anaconda or water boa has deservedly received this name, as it reaches 6.7 meters in length and can have a body weight of more than 100 kg. Anaconda chose the habitat of the tropics of South America and prefers rain forests, as it is kept in water for most of the time and never spends far from it. The anaconda feeds on small and medium predators, it can attack even turtles. She strangles her prey, but does not break her bones, as do many snakes, but swallows whole. This allows you to make a mouth that opens 180 degrees. Anaconda does not attack a person. The only exception is the fact that the snake in India swallowed the boy for 13 years. But more often she herself becomes a victim of people hunting her for the sake of the skin.
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Mesh python Length 7.5 m
The mesh python - is the longest snake in the world. It was recorded in New York, where the Samantha python, measuring 7.5 meters, lived. The name "mesh" python was obtained from a color reminiscent of a fishing net that was laid on the skin. Pythons feed on birds, rodents, monkeys, attack goats and pigs, and they can encroach on large specimens up to 60 kg. A case was recorded when a python swallowed a 23 kilogram bear. For reference: to digest such a large prey python need 2.5 months. Before the law on the protection of mesh pythons, they were on the verge of extinction. Valuable skin and edible meat made them an object of hunting. Now pythons are successfully withdrawn in captivity.