Anaconda

The anaconda is a giant snake. It may be 30 feet (9 m) long. Most are only half this size.
Anacondas are a dark, dull green with black spots. They live near water in the swamps of South America.

The anaconda is not poisonous. Instead, it squeezes its victim to death. Sometimes it drowns a larger animal, such as a wild pig. The anaconda swallows animal whole. Like other snakes, the anaconda has loose jaws that will stretch. It can eat animals much wider than itself. An anaconda hangs from the branches of a tree when it rests or when it waits for prey.