page_title: Yellow anaconda
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Yellow anaconda / Description
caption_attribution_description: Eunectes notaeus Cope, 1862 English: Yellow Anaconda; Reptilium Landau, Germany. Deutsch: Gelbe Anakonda; Reptilium Landau.
context_page_description: The yellow anaconda, also known as the Paraguayan anaconda is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. Like all boas and pythons, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by constriction. No subspecies are currently recognized.
context_section_description: Adults grow to an average of 3.3 to 4.4 m (10.8 to 14.4 ft) in total length. Females are generally larger than males, and have been reported up to 4.6 m (15.1 ft) in length. They commonly weigh 25 to 35 kg (55 to 77 lb), but specimens weighing more than 55 kg (121 lb) have been observed. The color pattern consists of a yellow, golden-tan or greenish-yellow ground color overlaid with a series of black or dark brown saddles, blotches, spots and streaks.
caption: Close-up of head, at the Reptilium Terrarium and Desert Zoo, Landau, Germany
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