The green anaconda is the world's heaviest and one of the world's longest snakes, reaching a length of up to 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in) long. The green anaconda's specific name is derived from the Latin murinus, meaning 'of mice', for being thought to prey on mice.ĭescription E. Etymology įurther information on etymology of generic name: Eunectes § Etymology Fossils of the snake date back to the Late Pleistocene in the Gruta do Urso locality. The term ' anaconda' often refers to this species, though the term could also apply to other members of the genus Eunectes. Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.
It is the largest, heaviest and the second longest (after Reticulated python) snake in the world. The green anaconda ( Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant emerald anaconda, common anaconda, or common water boa, is a boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
