anaconda

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Recent Examples of anaconda Researchers also said one of the northern green anacondas measured 6.3 meters (about 20 feet). Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024 The original 1997 Anaconda starred Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson and Ice Cube and followed a National Geographic-esque film crew that is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world’s largest and deadliest snake, an anaconda. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024 The title of the world's heaviest snake goes to green anacondas, according to the National History Museum. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024 Embarking on its maiden voyage in June 2025 from the hub of Iquitos, Pure Amazon, a sleek 22-guest riverboat from luxury travel operator Abercrombie & Kent, promises views of caimans, sloths, and massive anacondas through panoramic wall-to-wall windows and immersive excursions. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anaconda
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Noun
  • The site lies miles from any urban center, encircled by swampland and wildlife, with natural barriers of alligators and pythons that state officials argue would deter escapes.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Crocodiles, alligators, and destructive Burmese pythons thrive in the Everglades, but a new study shows that the singular ecosystem is also vital to South Florida’s economy, helping sustain millions of people who live around its periphery.
    Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Screenshots from a June 19 TikTok video of a dog sitting at the vet with a swollen face after being bit by a rattlesnake.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • The dogs are all trained not to pull on the leash, to stay in formation and to steer clear of rattlesnakes by sight, sound or scent.
    Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The skinny white snake turned out to not be a cobra, which would have been highly unlikely as that particular venomous species is not native to Florida.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
  • While laying on my stomach, Brashear pulled my arms up behind me into an assisted cobra pose.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Between each eye and nostril sits a deep pit organ — more advanced than anything found in boas or pythons.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But no known boa alive today actively specializes in hunting fish.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This is a humid, low-lying landscape not unlike the wetlands where today’s large constrictors thrive.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The black mamba and the eastern brown snake are also very fast, reaching speeds of 12 mph.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • In mouse trials, the antidote was found to be protective against venom from the black mamba, king cobra, coral snakes and tiger snakes, among others.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
  • Larger predators—coyotes, bobcats, black bears, and copperhead snakes—would follow.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Acts of rebellion, fine tailoring, streetwear, tribal prints, traditional tassels and suedes, moccasins, and sustainable fashion approaches like fur and multi-use materials were all present on the runway.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • But the shoe rules have still caused snafus, as when a Native American producer was turned away from the red carpet for wearing moccasins in 2022.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 May 2025

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