Archive for May, 2008

What venomous snake can kill the largest number of mice (or people)?

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I heard the king cobra has enough venom to kill 20 to 30 people. Is there any venomous snake that can kill more than 20 to 30 people? Like say 30 to 40 people, for example?
I was reading in a book after I asked this question the inland tiapan bite can kill 250,000 mice. Read […]

specifically what is the largest snake in the world?

Monday, May 19th, 2008

detail size of the snake and where it is found

The question was answered by :
Jeff Sadler :Three snakes are almost identical in size. The reticulated python, the Burmese python, and the Yellow Anaconda. Of the three the burmese and reticulated tend to be longer. As far as size the Anaconda is […]

The Biggest Snake

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

  
This story is so fascinating that I thought I’d post it again. A giant python which is nearly 15m long, has been caught in Indonesia. It weighs 447 kg and could slither into the record books if it’s proved to be the largest snake of all types of snakes ever caught.Villagers say they captured the beast […]

What is the largest known snake in the world?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

The question was answered by :
aken :Biggest based on weight is the Green Anaconda of South America. Biggest based on length is the Reticulated Python of Southeast Asia.

What is the largest snake in the world?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

The best answer is by :
DVeek :It is quite arguable
define Large
If by large you mean heavy , then anacondas by far up until about a year ago.
The heaviest snake in the world was a female anaconda living in the gurnee mills mall named baby. she weighed in at over 400 pounds!!!! She recently passed […]

How long was the largest snake in the world?

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

The question was answered by :
Chrisssss :The longest snake on record was a Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) witch measured 32.9 ft (good one Paranaja)
The biggest snake on record was a Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) witch measured 29.2 ft but was 0.5% heavier and the same again in girth than the Retic. The Anaconda is […]