Tactics

  1  Tiger snake Maximum length: 1.8 metres (mainland), 2.4 metres (islands). The tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) is a feared […]

  1  Malabar pitviper Maximum length: 89cm. A constantly shifting snake which can be green, brown or even blue. Malabar

  1  Dumeril’s boa Maximum length: 259cm. The main boa of southern Madagascar, with the Madagascan ground boa controlling the

  1  Northern watersnake Maximum length: 149.9cm. The northern watersnake also featured in our “vicious non-venomous snakes” article, and that’s

  1  Brown kukri snake Maximum length: 95cm. A non-venomous snake of Singapore, which is relatively widespread, yet easy to

  1  Red-tailed green ratsnake Maximum length: 240cm. The red-tailed green ratsnake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) is a 160-200cm species found in

  1  Green bush viper  Maximum length: 65cm. Although snakes drink rainwater, they don’t drink like a human, gulping down

  1  Hispaniola boa Maximum length: 250-300cm. The Hispaniola boa is the largest snake on its namesake Caribbean island, which

  1  Kirtland’s snake Maximum length: 62.2cm. A harmless US snake most concentrated in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Kirtland’s snakes live

  1  Snakes eating other snakes Most snakes live in a brutally competitive world, and cannot afford to be squeamish