Anaconda

a large serpent of the boa family, common in inter-tropical America. The head is comparatively small, conical, -very flat below, and truncated in front. The color is grayish-brown or olive above, with two rows of large.black spots running down the back and tail; the sides are adorned with black rings on a yellow ground; the under surface is ochre yellow with black spots. The anaconda is the largest of living snakes, sometimes reaching a length of: over 30 feet.