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Which is the

LONGEST FANGS

longest snake?

Mighty Medusa, a reticulated

python, holds the world record

for the longest snake in captivity.

Africa’s Gaboon viper She measures 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in)
has the longest fangs
of any snake, at 5 cm long. Sightings of longer snakes
(2 in). Just one bite
delivers enough venom have been reported in the wild.
to kill a person.

It takes
14 adults to
hold the world’s
longest snake.

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