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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
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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.
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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.