The green anaconda is arguably the largest and undoubtedly the heaviest snake in the world; some anacondas grow over a size of 10 meters and have a heavy build.
Anacondas are of two types – the green and the yellow anaconda. The green anaconda is known by many names like the giant anaconda, sucuri, or water kamudi.
Anacondas live in swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams, mainly in the tropical rain forests of the Amazon and Orinoco basins. Female anacondas are usually larger than their male counterparts. Reticulated pythons-anaconda’s cousins- grow up to the same size of an anaconda. But an anaconda has more girth which makes it heavier.
Anacondas usually hunt in darkness. Rather than chasing the prey, they ambush it. They can easily camouflage near the murky waters, where they wait for their prey to come. They prey on wild pigs, deer, birds, turtles, capybara, caimans, and even jaguars.
Their jaws are attached to stretchy ligaments that help them swallow the prey as a whole regardless of its size.