Which is the thickest snake in the world?

Although it is not the longest snake-this title is claimed by a python-the Anaconda is certainly the thickest. Anacondas grow to 20 feet in length and measured around their fattest part can reach 3 feet in diameter. Naturally such a colossal snake (weighing about 17 stone) cannot move swiftly and so the Anaconda relies on lying in wait for its prey. One favourite place is in the trees that overhang river banks and swamps, and another is in the shallows of the water itself. As animals come down to the water to drink the Anaconda pounces from its hiding place and overpowers its startled prey. The Anaconda is sluggish on land, but it can swim and it can climb up the branches of trees to rest and sunbathe during the day. Although there are stories of it being a man-eater, these are doubtful, no reliable evidence ever having been produced to prove them.