The story described it as a “coolbox,” likely because this website was created somewhere other than the U.S. It was a cooler filled with perishables, including meat. How did the snake even find this so deep in the rainforest?Īfter 48 pages, page 49 finally revealed the object that the veterinarian and workers discovered was supposedly stuck inside the giant snake. When a veterinarian cut the animal open revealing what was causing the bulge, nobody could believe it. It is moving extremely slowly and has a giant unnatural bulge on its body. When a giant anaconda shows up at a construction site, the workers can quickly determine that something is wrong with it. Workers Spot Giant Snake – You Won’t Believe What They Found Inside! It led to a 54-page slideshow article with “Next Page” buttons. We clicked the ad to see if there was any truth to the story. The same image was also used in misleading YouTube thumbnails by two verified YouTube channels: The Finest and Missing Files. However, we know for sure that the snake was added using digital editing software. We weren’t able to uncover the origins of the background photograph with the Cat construction vehicle. The lighting and resolution of the “giant snake” and the background with workers and other people did not match. As some readers might have guessed, this picture was doctored. If an adult stood next to Titanoboa, it would reach to about his waist.In November 2021, and perhaps long before, a story had been advertised on various websites that claimed: “Workers Spot Giant Snake, You Won’t Believe What They Found Inside!” This was highly misleading. Titanoboa stretched almost 50 feet long and weighed about 2,500 pounds! At its widest point, Titanoboa was nearly three feet wide. Scientists who have studied it call it Titanoboa. Nearly 60 million years ago, a giant slithered through the rainforests of Colombia.
This means they wrap their body around their prey and squeeze with their powerful muscles until their prey can no longer breathe.Īs large as anacondas and pythons are, though, they look absolutely tiny compared to the largest snake that ever lived on Earth. Instead, they kill their prey by constriction. Would you be scared to come face to face with an anaconda? Unlike many snakes that use their fangs to inject venom into their prey, anacondas (and pythons!) are not venomous. Scientists believe it must have weighed over 500 pounds! The largest anaconda ever measured was nearly 28 feet long and 44 inches around.
Unlike pythons, anacondas tend to live in the waters of Central and South America.
The anaconda can grow nearly as long as the python and it tends to be both wider and heavier. Although not native to North America, the Burmese python has become an invasive species in parts of the Everglades National Park in Florida.Īlthough pythons tend to be the longest snakes in the world, there's another type of snake that grows really long and usually happens to be much heavier. Pythons live in parts of Africa, Asia and Australia. Although reports of large snakes are notorious for exaggerations, the longest pythons easily stretch over 28 feet! If you define “largest" in terms of length, then the longest snake in the world today is the reticulated python. It depends upon how you define “largest." It also depends upon whether you're talking about snakes alive today or snakes that have ever lived. When kids talk about snakes, one of the questions that generates lots of WONDER is what is the largest snake? Unfortunately, there's not an easy answer to that question. So what do you think? Are you fascinated by these long, colorful creatures? Or does the mere thought of snakes send chills down your spine? If you like snakes, you'll love learning more about the largest snakes in the world. Very few people have a lukewarm attitude toward snakes. Today's Wonder of the Day will likely generate definite responses among our Wonder Friends.