He fully believed they were snakes-Anacondas, or water-snakes no doubt-that had just crept out of the river; and he felt that a movement on his part would bring on their united and simultaneous attack upon the sleeping party.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
I could not help thinking of fierce jaguars roaming in search of prey, or those dreadful boas, or the Anacondas we have heard of."
"On the Banks of the Amazon"
W.H.G. Kingston
One would think you were cobras, Anacondas, or something else out of the zoo.
"Carl and the Cotton Gin"
Sara Ware Bassett