THE world’s biggest snake in captivity has died aged 35 after growing to 26ft and 300lbs. Tributes poured in for Goldie ...

On average, this snake reaches approximately 6.25 meters, or 20.5 feet, in length. The longest recorded reticulated python was discovered in 1912 and measured 10 meters, or about 32.8 feet ...

There was also the man-sized bulge in the snake’s body. What follows isn’t a strict rundown of the largest snakes ever recorded, as that would mostly involve pythons of slightly different lengths.

At almost twice the length of a London bus, this python can justly lay claim to being the world's longest snake. It measures just short of 50ft and weighs an astonishing 70 stone - also a record.

In honour of the Year of the Wood Snake, the National Zoological Garden (NZG) is inviting residents to check out the collection of exotic serpents they have.