Least ConcernGreen Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
One of the 10 boas on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Boidae
Corallus caninus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The emerald tree boa is an arboreal constrictor of intense green with white lines along the back, which spends the day coiled in symmetrical loops over a horizontal branch with its head in the centre. At night it hunts by ambush: it hangs the front part of its body in a hook shape and strikes at the birds and rodents that pass underneath.
Weight
1 kg – 1.8 kg
Size
1.5 m – 2.1 m
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_tree_boa
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