South America

  1  Crowned false boa Maximum length: 109cm. An easily recognisable species, which is common not just in Peru, but […]

  1  Beni anaconda Maximum length: 4.4 metres. One of 4 anaconda species currently recognised, the Beni anaconda (Eunectes beniensis)

  1  Yellow-bellied liophis Maximum length: 112.1cm. The Erythromlamprus snake genus has 55 members, making it one of the largest

  1  One of Brazil’s most dangerous snakes The jararaca (Bothrops jararaca) is a venomous snake of southern Brazil, Paraguay

  1  Yellow anaconda Maximum length: 4.6 metres. The yellow anaconda is the slightly smaller, yet still enormous cousin of

  1  Jaeger’s ground snake Maximum length: 55cm. A small snake with vibrant colours, which is only slightly venomous. Jaeger’s

  1  Patagonian lancehead Maximum length: 75cm. The official most southerly snake on Earth, among nearly 4000 species. The Patagonian

  1  Ruschenberg’s tree boa Maximum length: around 250cm. The most common constrictor on Trinidad and Tobago. This is a

  1  Common in eastern Brazil Brazil is full of snakes that could paralyse your lungs, melt your brain, and