For it's length, it is much heavier than other large constrictors, and so if weight and length are both considered, Green Anacondas are the largest snakes in the world. The skull from this snake came from a 26 footer.

Green Anacondas are carnivorous, and will attack any vertebrate that it can catch and swallow, especially fish, amphibians, other snakes, and mammals.

They usually swallow the prey head first, as this way the limbs tend to fold conveniently in and smoothly move down the throuat. The muscles contract in waves as swallowing occurs, compressing the prey with each surge forward. The anaconda has a slow-acting digestive system; it often takes days or weeks to digest its food. After a meal, an anaconda may not eat for weeks or months

Size: 5 3/4"L, 4 1/2"W, 3"H
Origin: Found throughout tropical South America, east of the Andes, mainly in the Amazon and Orinoco basins and in the Guianas.