A look at the longest snake in the world, a record-breaking crawling snake that is over 32 feet long.
Snakes range greatly in size. The world longest snake is the reticulated python. The longest ever found in the species measured a whopping 32 feet, 9.5 inches long.
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You will definitely get a chill from the largest slithering snake in the world.
According to National Geographic, there are more than 3,000 snake species worldwide, and each one has distinct traits.
The National History Museum states that, in contrast to the green anaconda, which is the heaviest snake in the world, the reticulated python is the longest snake in the world.
Read more about the reticulated python below.
The longest snake, a reticulated python, was found in 1912, and was a whopping 32 feet, 9.5 inches, according to Guinness World Records.
As for the longest snake that was ever in captivity, that would be a reticulated python named Medusa.
Medusa was owned by Full Moon Productions Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri, according to Guinness World Records.
Medusa was measured on Oct. 12, 2011, and was 25 feet, 2 inches long.
Reticulated pythons live in Southeast Asia, according to the National History Museum.
The snakes have been found in habitats in Indonesia, India and China, per the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A wet, tropical climate is what reticulated pythons prefer, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They are usually found near rivers, streams and other bodies of water, per the source.
Reticulated pythons are non-venomous, according to the Vanderbilt Museum.
The diet of a reticulated python includes rodents for younger snakes, and pigs, civets and birds for older ones, per the source.
Pythons capture prey by squeezing tightly and suffocating their victims, according to San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants.
Pythons then swallow their prey whole, per the source.
The title of the world's heaviest snake goes to green anacondas, according to the National History Museum.
Green anacondas can be 20 to 30 feet in length, and can weigh over 550 pounds, according to National Geographic.
Marshes, swamps and streams in tropical rainforests are where green anacondas are typically found, with wild pigs, deer, birds, turtles, capybara, caimans and jaguars all on their menu, per the source.
