Green Sea Turtle vs Reticulated Python

Chelonia mydas compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.
• Green Sea Turtle is herbivore while Reticulated Python is carnivore.
• Green Sea Turtle is 2.7x heavier than Reticulated Python.
• Green Sea Turtle lives longer (80 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Testudines (tortue)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Chelonia mydas	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Class level: Reptilia. (Reptiles)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Reticulated Python
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	80 years	25 years
Average Length	1.2 m	6.0 m
Average Weight	200.0 kg	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇮🇩 Indonesia