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REPTILES!

Largest Crocodile

There are four protected estuarine crocodiles in a wildlife sanctuary in India that measure over 19 feet 8 inches. The largest of the four is 23 feet long! That's a lot of shoe leather!

Smallest Crocodile

The smallest species of crocodile is the dwarf caiman of South America. Females rarely grow beyond 4 feet and males rarely exceed 5 feet.

The worlds longest snake was a reticulated python that was 32 feet 9 1/2 inches long. Upon seeing this beautiful and majestic creature "hunters" promptly shot it. "Hey Earl! Look at the size of that thing! Lets kill it to feed our ego's!"

The heaviest snake on record is an Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) that was shot in Brazil in 1960. She was never officially weighed but scientist estimate that her 27 feet 9 inch length and her 44 inch girth must have put her over 500 lbs!

Worlds Longest Venomous Snake

The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. The longest specimen ever was kept at the London Zoo and measured 18 feet and 9 inches. Zookeepers killed it in 1939 due to the outbreak of war. They feared it would escape the zoo and pose a threat to the citizens of London. Let me get this straight...relentless Nazi bombing attacks raining down day and night and they're afraid of one snake?

Worlds Most Venomous Snake

The worlds most venomous snake is PROBABLY the species of sea snake Hydrophis belcheri. It has a myotoxic venom that is 100 times more powerful than any land snake. I'm sure this claim will be disputed by the Herpetologists that visit this page (herpetologists are a highly intelligent as well as a very confrontational group). This Amazing Animal Fact is up for debate.

Worlds Most Deadly Snake

The snake that is responsible for the most deaths of humans is the saw-scaled or carpet viper. It resides from West Africa to India.

The worlds fastest reptile (measured on land) is the spiny-tailed iguana of Costa Rica. It has been clocked at 21.7 mph!

The worlds largest lizard is the adult male komodo dragon found on the islands of Indonesia. The largest ever recorded was 10 feet 2 inches long and weighed 365 lbs! These lizards can eat animals as large as goats. They cannot chew so they must rip huge chunks of flesh off of their prey and swallow it whole.

Worlds Smallest Lizard

The smallest lizard in the world is the rare, tiny gecko of the Virgin Islands. Only 15 specimens have ever been found. They measure 0.70 inches from snout to vent (nose to butt).

King of the Lizards

The individual on your right has made the claim, "I am the Lizard King and I can do anything!" Recent research has shown that his claim to the throne is not valid and that the "divine edict" that he claims to have experienced was more than likely the result of "experimentation" by himself and his baby-boomer disciples during "The 60's man!" In layman's terms...they were a bunch of cry-baby drug addicts and now their children (us GenXers) are cleaning up the party they had (Let it go "Star Child" the 60's were over 30 years ago).

However, as no other heirs of the crown have ever stepped forward to claim their birth right, the throne remains unchallenged.