Green Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world and one of the longest. A powerful constrictor, it hunts by ambush, grabbing prey and crushing it with its muscular coils until the prey suffocates.
- Mass (typical / record)
- 250 kg
- Top speed
- 8 km/h
- Body length
- 5.5 m
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Habitats
- rainforest, river, freshwater
IUCN: LC (Least Concern)
Central to Amazonian mythology as a shape-shifting water spirit. The green anaconda is the world's heaviest snake, fueling centuries of legends about monstrous serpents in South American rivers.