Green anaconda vs Reticulated python - the differences

Green anaconda vs Reticulated python - the differences

Green anaconda is a snake in the family of boas (Boidae).

The reticulated python as the name says is a snake in the family of pythons (Pythonidae).

Green Anaconda is the world's heaviest snake. Large indivisuals can easily weigh more than 100 kilograms.

Reticulated python is the world's longest snake. Large indivisuals can be more than 20 ft long.

Both Green Anaconda and Reticulated python kill their prey by constriction.

Green Anaconda is found in South America. Reticulated Python is found in southeast Asia and south Asia.

RANGE

Green Anaconda preys on birds, deer, capybaras, tapirs, caimans, etc.

DIET

Reticulated Python preys on rats, deer, primates, pigs, dogs, bats, etc.

DIET

Green Anaconda - Eunectes murinus Reticulated python - Malayopython reticulatus

Scientific name

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