southern green anaconda

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Illustration of a green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), a large, thick-bodied snake with olive-green skin and dark oval spots, shown coiled with its tongue extended.

southern green anaconda

snake

Also known as: Eunectes murinus

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murinus, the southern green anaconda) are among the largest snakes in the world, growing up to 9 meters (29.5 feet) long—rivaling the reticulated python (Python reticulatus) in length—and weighing up to 250 kg (550 pounds). The yellow, or southern, anaconda (E. notaeus), however, is much smaller, adult…
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murinus, the southern green anaconda) are among the largest snakes in the world, growing up to 9 meters (29.5 feet) long—rivaling the reticulated python (Python reticulatus) in length—and weighing up to 250 kg (550 pounds). The yellow, or southern, anaconda (E. notaeus), however, is much smaller, adult…
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