The green anaconda is a nonvenomous snake that lives in tropical rain forests of South America. While the green anaconda can swim to hunt for food, it primarily lives on dry land. Female green anaconda usually gives birth to 20 to 40 live young in a single litter. Which type of fertilization is likely used by green anacondas and why?
A) internal fertilization because they live mostly on dry land B) external fertilization because they hunt in the water C) internal fertilization because they live in a tropical environment D) external fertilization because they produce large numbers of offspring