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Photographs on this page were taken by Richard Burger, Gijs Lindeman and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
GREEN ANACONDA Eunectes murinus
Growing up to 6m in length the enormous Green Anaconda is one of the giants of the snake world. Capable of swallowing animal up to the size of deer and capybara whole, they have even been reported to swallow adult caiman! It is a diurnal snake, usually seen sunning itself on the banks of rivers, and whilst it is generally docile and approachable some odd individuals are surprisingly aggressive. Though not poisonous, as with all large snakes it is in your interests to avoid being bitten! This species is distributed mainly in north-eastern Paraguay.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP191PH) Juvenile, location unknown (Gijs Lindeman February 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP192PH) Large adult, Yaguarete, Departamento San Pedro (Hugo del Castillo January 08).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP193PH) Head detail of same individual (Hugo del Castillo January 08).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP820PH) Adult, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Richard Burger April 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP821PH) Same individual as (FPREP820PH) (Richard Burger April 2012 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP822PH) Same individual as (FPREP820PH) head (Richard Burger April 2012 - Para La Tierra).
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FIGURE 2
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FIGURE 6
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