Green anaconda

Eunectes murinus · Boidae

The green anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, akayima, or sucuri, is a boa species found in South America. It is one of the longest and heaviest known extant snake species. Like all boas, it is a non-venomous constrictor.

Where the Green anaconda lives

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela (South America).

Most records fall in Sucumbios, Loreto, Meta, Orellana, Casanare and Amazonas.

See the Green anaconda’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 1,636 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.