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Anacondas are semiaquatic snakes of the genus Eunectes, including the green anaconda, the second longest snake in the world. They prey on aquatic animals and have a wide distribution in tropical South America, except for the Amazon basin.
Learn about anaconda, a genus of large, constricting snakes found in tropical South America. Discover their size, diet, reproduction, and threats from habitat loss and human activities.
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Sep 17, 2018 · The anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world, and can grow to be nearly the length of a school bus. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe...more.
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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 – 45 metres (98.4 – 147.6 feet). Some Anacondas, which live in the water, can reach up to 30 feet in length.
The Green Anaconda(Eunectes murinus) 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 is typically considerably heavier. It can weigh 250 kilograms (551 pounds) and have a girt...
The Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), is native to South Americain 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 metres (9.8 feet). Yellow Anacondas have a yellow/brown base color with black...
The Anaconda diet includes deer, wild pigs, birds and large rodents and also aquatic animals such as fish and reptiles (caiman). 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 tapirs, capybaras, peccaries, turtles, sh...
The Anaconda is most active at night which makes it a nocturnalreptile. Although they are not venomous, they defend themselves by inflicting severe bites, but actually kill its prey by constriction. Most local people kill these snakes on sight, out of the fear that they are man-eaters. In most instances, if an Anaconda senses humans in the area, it...
The Anaconda is an amphibious snake. It gives birth to live young. Younger Anacondas feed on mice, rats, chicks, frogs and fish. Check out more animals that begin with the letter A
Learn about the four species of Anaconda, the largest snakes in the world, that live in the swamps and rivers of South America. Find out how they hunt, feed, reproduce and defend themselves against predators and humans.
Learn about the green anaconda, the biggest snake in the world by weight and length. Find out how it hunts, eats, and constricts its prey with its powerful jaws.
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Learn about the green anaconda, the largest snake in the world, and how it hunts and eats its prey. Find out where it lives, what it looks like, and how it differs from other constrictors.
Learn about the green anaconda, the heaviest and one of the largest snakes in the world, living in South America. Find out how it hunts, reproduces, and why it is not evaluated by the IUCN.
