Snakes range greatly in size. The world longest snake is the reticulated python. The longest ever found in the species measured a whopping 32 feet, 9.5 inches long.

Sure, on land, the reticulated python is a slow mover — it doesn't expend much energy and is content to sit back and wait for its prey. However, once they take to water, it's a different story.

The longest recorded reticulated python was discovered in 1912 and measured 10 meters, or about 32.8 feet, long. This snake was longer than the height of a giraffe, says the Natural History Museum.

Reticulated python (Python reticulatus), front view, head detail. These massive snakes, native to Indonesia and areas of the Asian pacific, grow the longest in the world. (RibeirodosSantos/iStock) ...

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Nightmarish video and photos show the harrowing moment the fully clothed body of Farida, 45, was cut out of the reticulated snake. Farida, from Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province ...

A 15-foot-long yellow reticulated python that was captured from a Garland neighborhood on May 7. Garland Animal Control Animal control officers in Garland captured a 15-foot-long python from a ...