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Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species, in particular, the common or green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), [citation needed] which is the largest snake in the world by weight, and the second longest after the reticulated python.
Little information about size is available [3] [54] Range shown as dark green region 8 Amethystine python: Simalia amethistina (recently recognized as distinct from S. kinghorni) Pythonidae: Able to reach 20 kg (44 lb), [55] and probably larger Little information about size is available [3] [54] Able to reach 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) [55]
For the anaconda, this limit was estimated at 6.7 m (22 ft) in total length. [11] This is consistent with the results of a revision of the size at maturity and maximum size of several snakes from North America, which found that the maximum size is between 1.5 and 2.5 times the size at maturity. [26]
Original description : A size comparison of four different snakes; comparing large individuals of the extant green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) and reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) to total length estimates of the extinct Gigantophis and Titanoboa. • The green anaconda is the largest (most massive) extant snake.
The northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima) is a disputed boa species found in northern South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is closely related to Eunectes murinus , the (southern) green anaconda, from which it was claimed to be genetically distinct in 2024.
The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, [2] is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas and pythons, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by ...
Size and weight [ edit ] The boa constrictor is a large snake, although it is only modestly sized in comparison to other large snakes, such as the reticulated python , Burmese python , or the occasionally sympatric green anaconda , and can reach lengths from 3 to 13 ft (0.91 to 3.96 m) depending on the locality and the availability of suitable ...
Larger specimens usually eat animals about the size of a domestic cat, but larger food items are not unknown: the diet of the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is known to include subadult tapirs. Prey is swallowed whole, and may take several days or even weeks to fully digest.