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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jayanthah" data-source="post: 2992042" data-attributes="member: 54616">Some facts about snakes;Which is the largest snake in the world?Either the Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) from South America or the Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) from South-east Asia. The Anaconda grows to 9.5 m and can weigh round 200 kg.The Reticulated Python grows to 10.1 m but, being of slender build, weighs less.Which is the largest snake in Australia?The Amethystine (Scrub) Python (Morelia kinghorni, formerly M. amethistina), from north Queensland. The largest specimen reliably measured had a total length of 5.65 m. Specimens longer than this have been reported frequently, but these records cannot be authenticated.Which is the largest venomous snake in Australia?The Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), from the near coastal north and east. The largest reliably measured specimen, lodged in an Australian museum (the Queensland Museum) has a total length of 290 cm. It was raised in captivity.Which is potentially the most dangerous snake in Australia?Probably the Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), which grows very large, and can inject a big dose of very potent venom. Prior to the development of antivenom, only one person is known to have survived a bite.</blockquote>

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