Python vs. Anaconda: Physical features Both species are among the largest snakes on Earth, but the anaconda is generally shorter, thicker, and heavier than the python.

LONGVIEW, Wash. - Three large snakes temporarily escaped from a Longview home. Animal control officers arrived Tuesday after the owner had rounded up a 6-foot Burmese python, an 8-foot anaconda ...

Pythons and anacondas share many traits but differ significantly in strength and habitat. In a theoretical face-off between a reticulated python and a green anaconda, the latter would likely prevail ...