green anaconda
Amazon's largest serpent
The green anaconda is the world's heaviest snake, native to South American swamps and rivers.
These massive constrictors can exceed 200 pounds and 20 feet, killing prey by squeezing rather than venom.
They spend much of their lives in water, where their bulk is better supported: We spotted a green anaconda gliding through the murky shallows.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
ectothermic · nonvenomous · carnivore · predator · camouflage · patterned · olive · yellow
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- jungleDense tropical forest
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- VenezuelaNorthern South American republic
Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Bolivia · Peru · basin · biodiversity · habitat
Wound circular arrangement
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- suffocateKill by blocking air
- crushCompress with force
- preyAnimal being hunted
tighten · grip · encircle · asphyxiate · wrap · entwine · muscle · power
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
cold-blooded · ectothermic · nonvenomous · carnivore · predator · camouflage · patterned · olive · yellow · spots
Amazon
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- jungleDense tropical forest
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
Venezuela · Brazil · Colombia · Ecuador · Bolivia · Peru · basin · biodiversity · habitat · ecosystem
coil
Wound circular arrangement
prey · tighten · grip · encircle · asphyxiate · wrap · entwine · muscle · power · constriction
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
submerged · swimming · murky · floodplain · marsh · waterhole · riparian · silt · currents · ambush
massive
Extremely large and heavy
enormous · record · weighing · measuring · female · bulk · girth · length · meters · kilograms
green anacondaking cobra
Longest venomous serpent
black mamba · fer-de-lance · death adder · coral snake · venomous snakes
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