Do you know the Anaconda?

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4 years ago

Its scientific name is Eunectes Murino and it's also known as Water Boa.

It's considered the largest and heaviest snake in the world, it can measure up to 15 meters and weigh more than 200 kg.

The Anacondas from Venezuela can be usually found on the Orinoco River, as well as in the various plains, estuaries and savannas of my country. They are also very popular in the Amazon, where some terrifying movies have been made.

The female Anaconda is a few inches larger than the males.

From Unsplash.

It's not a poisonous snake, it's a constrictor. This means that Anacondas are carnivorous snakes that hunt their prey by trapping it while hidding in the foliage, it curls into its prey, squeezes it so hard it crushes its bones, and then swallows it. Anaconda's can hunt prey much larger than them and their digestion process can last up to more than 2 weeks.

It's usually considered the god of rivers by some indigenous tribes in the Amazon and the Sorte mountain.

Its head is flattened and its color is dark green with black spots. Their bellies have a white-ish color. However, there are several color variations.

It's viviparous, with more than 20-40 snakes per gestation. Gestation usually lasts 24 weeks. The small snakes are born independent, so they swim and eat alone.

I saw some of them myself in the plains of my country. They can be seen crossing the roads, their bodies going from one side of the road to the other. It's incredible! They are enemies of farmers because they can make their animals disappear in a single night, this because they're stealthy creatures and do not wake their prey when they bite into them.

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I have not seen one before but I have watched the movie :D Ah, means anacondas are similar with pythons? They wrap their pray and squeeze them until they die and swallow them?

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That's right, because they belong to the "constrictor" species. They have fangs with which they grab their prey. BUT they do not have poison. They quickly wrap their body around the prey and crush it. And ready to eat.

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4 years ago

What a beautiful snake. 😍 We don't have them over here. I doubt they are for sale. Quest a life free outside in nature is better anyway.

I hope you read read.cash it's new rules?

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4 years ago

Does this mean that these snakes won't look for food again unless they've fully digested the last thing they ate? Oof i like anacondas but i definitely don't want to be eaten by one

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4 years ago

You're right. After eating, they go into a kind of hibernation that ends with the digestion of their prey.

There are people who have it as a pet.

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4 years ago

Would make a really good pet and house guard though if i were to kerp one as a pet

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4 years ago

A memory of a story read about a pet anaconda comes to mind. I WILL POST IT WHEN my mind clears the details.

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4 years ago

Ohh that would be nice, i hope to read it soon but you rest first 😂 you must be tired if your mind is a bit hazy

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4 years ago

I see pythons on Natgeo wild everyday i get the creeps

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4 years ago

I don't understand why it gives you the creeps. Don't you know anything about these snakes?

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4 years ago

Amazing information. Shared by you

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4 years ago

Can you share with me what you found most incredible about the entire article?

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4 years ago

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4 years ago

Oh my Allah this is so dangerous for over all because in thi body mostly poison full

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4 years ago

She is not poisonous. In fact, many people use it as a pet. Try to read a little more of the article so that you can comment according to the text.

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