Anacondas are reptiles found in South America.
The world’s largest snake, the anaconda, can grow to about 9 meters (30 feet) long. When it is hungry, this powerful snake wraps its body around its prey and crushes the animal to death. Then it eats the animal whole.
Anacondas like to eat fish, birds, and turtles. But sometimes very large anacondas will eat animals that weigh as much as 55 kilograms (121 pounds). This snake has a physical adaptation that allows it to eat something so big. Its jaw can “unhinge” and open very wide.
An anaconda will often lie on a branch above water, waiting to drop down on its prey.
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