The Anaconda is a large snake found in the rainforest.
They are nonvenomous and eat small prey like rodents or birds.
Anacondas can grow up to 14 feet long and can weigh up to 200 pounds.
They are excellent swimmers and live in trees or water.
Anacondas are green or brown with black markings and have a flattened head.
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Fact 1
Its scientific name, eunectes murinus, means "good swimmer" in Latin.
Fact 2
The green anaconda is the world’s heaviest snake, but not the longest.
Fact 3
Stretchy ligaments allow it to open its mouth wide enough to swallow prey whole.