This footage of the birth of approximately 25 green anaconda was filmed at the Vancouver Aquarium. These snakes are viviparous - they give birth to live young instead of laying eggs. Females can give birth to 4-82 young, with the litter size increasing as the females get larger. First-time mothers have average litter sizes of 10-30 young.

Scientific Name: Eunectes murinus

Geographical Range: Found throughout tropical South America. Most commonly seen east of the Andes, mainly through the Amazon and Orinoco river basins, from Colombia and Venezuela to Northern Bolivia and South Central Brazil.

Habitat: Swamps and slow moving rivers. They will also hang from tree branches or along riverbanks to sun themselves and ambush prey.

Diet: Aquatic and amphibious animals, including different types of mammals, fish, caiman, birds and turtles. The snakes at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre are fed a diet of primarily rodents (rats and mice).

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