Check out what is now being claimed as a 55 foot boa from China.
It should be noted that Chinese officials are claiming this
photo is clearly a hoax, as boas are not native to Asia. Well,
they're right...kind of. It's true that boas do not typically
occur in Asia, they are limited to North and South America (with
some exceptions), while pythons are found in Africa, Asia, and
Australia. But the thing is...that's not a boa in the picture,
it is a python. You can tell by its distinctive patterning. Boas
and pythons differ in other ways too. Boas give birth to live
young while pythons lay eggs. Also, pythons have heat sensing
pits in their face and boas do not. So, why is it a hoax?
Because no snakes alive today get that large. Even the giant
reticulated pythons and green anacondas, our planet's biggest
snakes, struggle to reach 30 feet. Why does it look so huge?
Well, if you've already read this post, you know exactly why.