Top 5 Biggest Snake Species [Video]

Our planet is full of amazing creatures and incredible discoveries…some straight from our nightmares. Giant snakes grow to unimaginable sizes through the wild, but do you know what the top 5 biggest snake species in the world are? 

The Burmese Python is the 5th biggest snake in the world growing up to an estimated 20 feet in the wild and weighing a maximum of 250 pounds. That’s a huge snake! They live about 25 years, more than most snakes, and they are native to Southeast Asia.

Burmese Pythons are currently causing all kinds of problems for the wildlife in the Florida Everglades as they have over populated and are killing all of the animals in the wild. 

Meet the Top 5 Biggest Snakes

The Titanoboa is the largest snake to ever roam the earth. This prehistoric monster of a snake measured up to 43 feet in length and was believed to weigh upwards of 2,500 pounds. The fossils of this beast have been unearthed in South America and lucky for us, they’ve been dead for 60 million years.