Pretty much all of the really impressive “biggest snakes in the world”—the 50-footers and up—live online or in Hollywood. (Many of the latter starred in the 1982 Arnold Schwarzeneggar ...

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From the mighty saltwater crocodile to the massive green anaconda, the world’s biggest reptiles are as impressive as they are ...

and the longest living in captivity was a 25-foot, 2-inch snake that died in 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. That means Goldie was about 6 inches longer at the time of her death. “She came to us ...

Snakes are exclusively carnivorous, meaning that they only eat other animals — and in some cases, eggs. Their diets range ...