Reticulated python (Record holder)
7.67 m (25.16 ft)
Total length
Medusa, the longest snake ever measured, laid out straight. Medusa measured 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in) in 2011.
Published
How big is that?
7.67 m is 4.4 times an adult man and 28% of a blue whale.
Reticulated python is the 10th largest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 47th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Football goal (Full size) (Classic), 7.32 m and Shipping container (40 ft) (Classic), 12.192 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Reticulated python in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Reticulated python |
|---|---|---|
| Stegosaurus (Sophie, NHM London)Sophie, the most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever found. Measured nose to tail. | 5.6 m long | 73% of the size |
| Pteranodon (Wings spread)A toothless pterosaur that soared over the Late Cretaceous seas. | 6 m wingtip to wingtip | 78% of the size |
| Reticulated python (Record holder) | 7.67 m long | – |
| AnkylosaurusThe armoured dinosaur with a bony tail club, measured nose to tail. | 8 m long | about the same |
| TriceratopsThe three-horned plant-eater of Late Cretaceous North America, measured nose to tail. | 9 m long | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 767 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 7.67 |
| Inches | 302 |
| Feet | 25.16 |
| Yards | 8.388 |
How it's measured
Total length. Guinness World Records, captive record.
Body length runs from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, following the spine.
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com: She was found to be 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in) long.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Reticulated python is one of the objects in Prehistoric Giants, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.