{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "green-anaconda",
  "name": "Green Anaconda",
  "scientificName": "Eunectes murinus",
  "category": "Reptile",
  "summary": "The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the heaviest snake in the world, a giant non-venomous constrictor of South America's swamps and slow rivers. It grows up to around 5 m long, sometimes longer, and can weigh 70 kg or more. Spending much of its life in water, it hunts by ambush, coiling around prey and suffocating it. Wild green anacondas live around 10 years and are listed as Least Concern.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Reptilia",
    "order": "Squamata",
    "family": "Boidae",
    "genus": "Eunectes"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 70,
    "lengthM": 5,
    "topSpeedKmh": 8,
    "lifespanYears": 10
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Eunectes murinus"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Carnivore"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Swamps, marshes, and slow tropical rivers"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "About 10 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Length",
      "value": "Up to 5 m (16 ft), sometimes longer"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "Up to 70 kg (150 lb) or more"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Swamps, marshes, and slow rivers of the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America.",
    "continents": [
      "South America"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "Anaconda assessments. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.",
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "citation": "The Reptile Database (reptile-database.org).",
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Eunectes murinus. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Eunectes_murinus/"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/green-anaconda/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/green-anaconda/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}