Longest species of viper
Record Holder
South American bushmaster Lachesis muta
Country
Record Date
12/07/2012
The Book of World Records officially recognizes that The longest species of viper is the South American bushmaster Lachesis muta, native to South America’s equatorial forests east of the Andes and also the island of Trinidad. The longest known specimen was just under 3.65 m, which therefore also made it the longest specimen of any venomous snake species native to the western hemisphere.