Anaconda
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Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes. They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America. Two to four extant and one extinct species are currentl
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4.5-metre (14 ft) green anaconda skeleton on display at Museum of Osteology with other squamates and reptiles
Eunectes beniensis, Rio Beni, Puerto Salinas, El Beni, Bolivia
Green anaconda
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The green anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, akayima, or sucuri, is a boa species found in South America. It is one of the longest and heaviest known extant snake species. Like all boas, it
Anaconda
…South America. Two to four extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda. The generic name Eunectes is derived from Ancient Greek: εὐνήκτης, romanized: eunēktēs, lit. 'good swimmer…
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An anaconda at the New England Aquarium
Close-up of head