Stats

Lifespan: 10-30 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: South America
Movement: Swimming
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

The green anaconda is the world's heaviest snake, with females reaching over 5 metres and 200 kg — several times the mass of the largest males. Semi-aquatic and built for ambush, it lurks in murky South American swamps with its eyes and nostrils set high on its skull so it can breathe while almost fully submerged.

Life cycle

1.
hatchling
A miniature snake emerges from the egg or from its mother (live-bearers), already venomous or strong-coiled in some species.
2.
juvenile
A juvenile sheds its skin, grows quickly, and hunts smaller prey than the adults.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult length and pattern.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Boidae
Genus: Eunectes
Species: Eunectes murinus