Many people have a pet snake. If you like snakes, and above all, if you like big snakes, the anaconda is an animal that interests you. This type of snake is considered the largest in the world, but beware, because it is heavy, not because it is long.
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Types of anaconda
Four types of anaconda are known:
- Green or Common Anaconda
- Yellow Anaconda
- Beni or Barbour Anaconda
- Deschauensee's Anaconda
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
Of the four is the most common. It can be found in different South American countries:
- Guyana
- Trinity Island
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Bolivia
- Northeast Paraguay
Its color is a dark green with black spots rounded along its entire body, also on the flanks. The belly is lighter, cream-colored. You can find it both in a tree and in the water, it feels good in both places. Of course, always in calm waters, not fast. They use their body strength to hunt.
They curl around their prey and use pressure to suffocate it Then, they disengage their jaws to insert their prey whole (they have teeth interiors that drag the prey towards the throat). While digesting its prey, the anaconda stands or falls asleep. It is the moment that hunters usually use to catch them.
Your diet is varied. Its prey is medium-sized or small animals For example, capybaras (a kind of large rodent) and deer are animals that the anaconda usually feeds on. In more rare cases, it has been known to feed on alligators or jaguars.
The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
If your wish is to see a snake of this type, you must travel to South America. Specifically, in these countries:
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Uruguay
Its difference from the green anaconda is that it is smaller In fact, its measurements usually oscillate between 2.5 and 4 metersIn some cases it can exceed 40 kilos in weight. Its predominant color is a dark ocher yellow with black spotsIt lives in ponds, rivers and streams.
Beni Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis)
Also known as the Bolivian anaconda or sicuri. Rarer to find as it only lives in certain places in that country:
- The department of Beni
- Peace
- Cochabamba
- Santa Cruz
- Pando
Its main difference from other anacondas is its olive green color with black spots.
Deschauensee's Anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei)
This species is also called the dark-spotted anaconda If you wanted to visit it, you would have to go to northern South America, specifically, to Brazil. One of the easiest places to see them is at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Its color is yellowish, although its main characteristic is the black stripes, one after another, that run along it. On its sides it also has many black spots.
How big can an anaconda be
The green anaconda is considered the largest snake in the world. Of course, the largest specimens are always females. These are substantially larger than the males.
On average, we are talking about snakes that measure between 4 and 8 meters, while their weight varies between 40 and 150 kilograms. Beware, some specimens of 180 kilos have been found.
However, it is important to note a distinction. The green anaconda is considered the largest snake in the world in terms of weight or size. Instead, the longest snake in the world is the reticulated python.
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