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Anacondas are four species of aquatic boa inhabiting the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical South America
The yellow anaconda can be found as far south as Argentina
It is unclear how the name originated so far from the snakes native habitat
It is likely due to its vague similarity to the large Asian pythons
Local names for the Anaconda in South America include the Spanish term Matta Toro meaning bull killer and the Native American terms
Securi and yaku mama
anacondas as members of the boa family are sometimes called water Boas the Latin name for
anacondas unikz meaning good swimmer
Anaconda description there is some debate about the maximum size of anacondas and there have been
Unverified claims of enormous snakes alleged to be as long as 30 to 45 metres
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Some anacondas which live in the water can reach up to 30 feet in length green anaconda snake
the green anaconda
UNIX marinus is the largest member of the boa family of snakes and the most heavy bodied member of the super order squamata
The green anaconda is among the largest snakes in the world
It rivals the reticulated python in length, but as typically considerably heavier, it can weigh 250 kilograms
551 pounds and have a girth of more than 30 centimetres
11.8 inches in diameter
Female anacondas are significantly larger than males having the largest sexual dimorphism of all the snakes
The primary color of the green anaconda is an olive green with black blotches that run the length of the body
Their head is narrow compared to the rest of the body with most exhibiting distinctive orange yellow striping on either side
Their eyes are set high on their head
So as to allow the snake to be able to see out of the water without exposing the rest of its body
yellow anaconda snake
The yellow anaconda eunuchs notice is native to South America in countries such as Bolivia
Paraguay Uruguay Western Brazil and Northeast Argentina
The yellow anaconda is smaller than the more well-known green anaconda and reaches an average adult length of about 3 meters nine point eight feet
Yellow anacondas have a yellow brown base color with black blotches and rosettes
Yellow anacondas live in mostly aquatic habitats, including swamps marshes and brush covered banks of slow-moving rivers and streams
Just about every species of snake on earth has teeth. But the anacondas teeth are not used for chewing
Most snakes teeth are used for holding on to their prey preventing them from escaping
Some snakes have venom in two specially designed extra-long teeth, which they used to kill their prey
Anacondas have teeth. However, they are not a venomous snake
They rely on their enormous size and power to subdue their victims
It is possible to be bitten by an anaconda, but the bite itself would not be fatal
anaconda diet
The anaconda diet includes deer wild pigs birds and large rodents and also aquatic animals such as fish and reptiles
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Anacondas swim well and kill their prey by strangling them if that does not work
They drown them these snakes can survive years without eating
Anacondas also typically feed on tapers capybaras peccaries turtles sheep and dogs
They have been known to occasionally prey on jaguars and attacks on humans can be confirmed. Although this is rare
Anacondas swallow their prey whole starting with the head. This is so the legs fold up and the prey goes down smoothly
The anaconda can swallow prey much bigger than the size of its mouth since its jaw can unhinge and the jaw bones are loosely connected
To the skull while the snake eats its muscles have wave-like
Contractions crushing the prey even further and surging it downward with each bite
Anaconda behavior. The Anaconda is most active at night, which makes it a nocturnal reptile
Although they are not venomous. They defend themselves by inflicting severe bytes, but actually kill its prey by constriction
Most local people kill these snakes on-site out of the fear that they are man-eaters in
Most instances if an anaconda senses humans in the area. It will retreat in another direction
Human death by an anaconda is quite rare
anacondas themselves are prayed by Jaguars large Caymans and by other anacondas a
Wounded anaconda can also fall prey to piranhas
Anaconda reproduction. The Anaconda is an amphibious snake it gives birth to live young
younger anacondas feed on mice rats chicks frogs and fish