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Green Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Least Concern reptile
Measurements
Shoulder Height
30 cm
12"
Body Length
6.0 m
19'8"
Weight
250 kg
551 lbs
About Green Anaconda
The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world. Reaching 6 meters in length and weighing up to 250 kg, it is a powerful constrictor found in South American swamps.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Boidae
- Genus
- Eunectes
Ecology
- Diet
- carnivore
- Habitat
- freshwater, forest
- Continent
- South America
Fun Fact
Green anacondas can swallow prey larger than their head because their jaw is connected by stretchy ligaments.
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