Green anaconda
Eunectes murinus
CommonReptilecarnivore
The green anaconda is a massive, non-venomous snake that calls the slow rivers and swamps of South America home. It spends much of its life in the water, hiding among plants or waiting to ambush prey. This heavyweight snake is one of the bulkiest in the world, using powerful coils to squeeze its meals.
- They can live over 10 years in the wild.
- Prefer slow water like marshes and creeks.
- Hunts by constriction rather than venom.
FreshwaterWetlandRainforestSouth America
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- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Eunectes murinus
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland, Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- South America
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
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