The Wildlife Conservation Society in the early 20th century onwards offered a large cash reward for the delivery of any snake (live) of 30 feet or more in length. Instead stories of such big anacondas devouring animals and human beings are found more in films and stories but in real life they are probably extremely rare.Įuropean colonisers and explorers as well as natives are reported to have first sighted the biggest anaconda's measuring up to 60 feet (18 meters) long in the dense jungles of South America. Anacondas of such huge length are extremely rare to sight. Specimen's bigger than 35 feet have never been captured.Īnacondas of such huge size are termed as cryptids. There have been a lot of stories going around that the biggest Anaconda would probably be more than 40 feet, but such stories and reports have not yet been proved. The sides have similar spots with yellow centers. This drab pattern enables the snake to easily blend with the wet, dense vegetations of its habitat. The Green Anaconda, supposed to be the biggest snake found is of a dark green colour with black oval patches on its back. The biggest snakes of these species can grow to be up to 35 feet (11 meters) long and can weigh up to 1,000 pounds (500 kilograms). Green Anacondas also known as water boas are considered to be the biggest and heaviest snakes in the world. However, know that a fully grown anaconda snakes can easily kill a tiger or a crocodile. The debate regarding the biggest anaconda found has not been resolved yet by crypto zoologist or zoologists. The other largest snake that comes nearest to it is the Asiatic Reticulated Python or scientifically known as Python reticulates.Īnacondas in the jungles of South America are considered to be bigger than the Python snake. It is the biggest snake also because of its mass and weight. Anacondas have more often been considered the largest snake because of its huge dimensions. There has always been a lot of debate as to which snake holds the record of being the biggest snake.