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Boa constrictor
Boa constrictor
Reptiles · Least concern
vs
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Burmese python
Python bivittatus
Reptiles · Vulnerable
One clip names both of them
141,819 views between them.
Burmese python outweighs Boa constrictor 56× — 198 kg against 3.5 kg.
Tale of the tape
Body mass
3.53 kg
🐍 Boa constrictor · AnAge
198 kg
🐍 Burmese python · ReptTraits
Body length
1.85 m
🐍 Boa constrictor · ReptTraits
5 m
🐍 Burmese python · ReptTraits
Maximum lifespan
40 yr
🐍 Boa constrictor · AnAge
28 yr
🐍 Burmese python · ReptTraits
Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.
Animals caught on camera
Real footage of the animals on this site — hunting, fighting, and getting on with it.
Shared ancestry
The closest group they share is Serpentes (infraorder), home to 4,156 species.
We know what their shared ancestor was, but not when it lived — no dated family tree spans both of them yet.