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Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

While slow on land, they are fast and agile in the water that buoy their weight. Animals fleeing predators seek refuge in the water where hidden anaconda wait; only the snakes’ eyes and nostrils peep above the murky water.

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CONSERVATION STATUS

Least Concern

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