Top 5 Largest Snakes Alive Today

Green anaconda – yep, as most of you snake lovers would have probably guessed this giant of a snake is the undisputed king of snakes. Female Green anaconda’s regularly reach sizes of 5.5 meters in length and can way as much as 250 kg however the largest Ever individual specimens can far exceed that.
Reticulated python – now this is where the confusion often comes in as the reticulated python is in fact the longest snake in the world regularly reaching lengths of over 6 meters however in terms of body weight the heaviest recorded reticulated python weighed in at about 158 kg and when determining the “largest” snake I believe both length and weight should be considered and as the disparity in weight is so big and the fact that green anaconda can reach lengths similarly to the reticulated python means this beast settles for 2nd.
Burmese python – ah yes where to start, the Burmese python has developed a bit of a bad reputation as of the past few years especially in Florida and more specifically the Everglades national park where it is an extremely damaging invasive species eating pretty much anything, this is leading to a steep decline in native wildlife populations. Combined with the lack of natural predators this is allowing these invasive Burmese pythons to grow bigger than in their native range of south east Asia reaching lengths of around 5 meters and weighing in at about 90 kg.
Central African rock python – These gigantic snakes are found in central Africa and reach lengths on average of around 3 – 5 meters and normally weigh around 50 kg. This huge size allows them to feed on prey as big as antelope and crocodiles.
Cuban boa – the Cuban boa may not be as well known as some of the other snakes on this list but that doesn’t make it any less huge, it’s quite common for Cuban boas to reach lengths of between 4.5 – 6 metres and weigh around 30 kg. Cuban boas mainly hunt bats and do so by hanging down from the cave ceiling and walls and catching the bats mid air when they try to leave the cave.