🐍 Green anaconda vs Reticulated python 🐍
The green anaconda and the reticulated python are about the same size. They are about the same.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🐍 Green anaconda | 🐍 Reticulated python |
|---|---|---|
| Size They are about the same size. | 26 ft8 m1 | 30 ft9 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight They are about the same. | 551 lb250 kg3 | 595 lb270 kg2 |
| Lives The reticulated python usually lives about twice as long as the green anaconda. | 10 years10 years3 | 20 years20 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | fish, birds, turtles, capybaras and other animals near the water | mammals and birds |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the swamps, slow rivers and rainforests of tropical South America | tropical rainforest, wetlands and forest edges in Southeast Asia |
Which one? Green anaconda or reticulated python
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the green anaconda or the reticulated python yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
10 things to know about Green anaconda vs Reticulated python
- The green anaconda: The heaviest snake alive floats in rivers with just its eyes showing.
- The reticulated python: One of the longest snakes in the world, with a net-like pattern.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are reptiles.
- The green anaconda and the reticulated python are about the same size: 2 against 1.
- They are about the same. That is 3 for the green anaconda and 2 for the reticulated python.
- The reticulated python usually lives about twice as long as the green anaconda. Usual lifespans: 3 for the green anaconda and 2 for the reticulated python.
- Both eat meat. The green anaconda eats fish, birds, turtles, capybaras and other animals near the water; the reticulated python eats mammals and birds.
- The green anaconda lives in the swamps, slow rivers and rainforests of tropical South America. The reticulated python lives in tropical rainforest, wetlands and forest edges in Southeast Asia. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The green anaconda: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 4
- The reticulated python: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 5
Wow facts
🐍 Green anaconda
- Baby anacondas are born alive, not hatched.
- The female is much bigger than the male.
- After a big meal, it can go a long time without eating.
🐍 Reticulated python
- A reticulated python has a pattern like a net.
- It is one of the longest snakes in the world.
- It lives in rainforest and wetlands in Southeast Asia.
Questions kids ask about Green anaconda and Reticulated python
Which is bigger, green anaconda or reticulated python?
The green anaconda and the reticulated python are about the same size: 2 against 1.
Which is heavier, green anaconda or reticulated python?
They are about the same. That is 3 for the green anaconda and 2 for the reticulated python.
Which lives longer, green anaconda or reticulated python?
The reticulated python usually lives about twice as long as the green anaconda. Usual lifespans: 3 for the green anaconda and 2 for the reticulated python.
What do green anaconda and reticulated python eat?
Both eat meat. The green anaconda eats fish, birds, turtles, capybaras and other animals near the water; the reticulated python eats mammals and birds.
Where do green anaconda and reticulated python live?
The green anaconda lives in the swamps, slow rivers and rainforests of tropical South America. The reticulated python lives in tropical rainforest, wetlands and forest edges in Southeast Asia. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do green anacondas eat reticulated pythons?
The green anaconda eats fish, birds, turtles, capybaras and other animals near the water. Reticulated pythons are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Do reticulated pythons eat green anacondas?
The reticulated python eats mammals and birds. Green anacondas are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Who would win, green anaconda or reticulated python?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They can share the same kind of place, and real animals mostly keep out of each other's way. What we can compare is how big, how heavy, how fast, how long they live and what they eat, as above.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/green-anaconda-vs-reticulated-python
Where these numbers come from
- US Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: green anaconda profile, checked 30 October 2026.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Python reticulatus (reticulated python), checked 10 November 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Green anaconda, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.