They wrap their bodies around their victims and suffocate them before swallowing them whole. They keep their eyes and nostrils just above the water and the rest of their bodies concealed beneath the surface so they can ambush their prey.Īnacondas can swim at high speeds to nab an animal (or a human) walking near the water or stopping to drink. They spend most of their time in the water. Anacondas are Night HuntersĪnacondas usually hunt at night. It lived at a time the Amazon was 6 to 8 degrees Fahrenheit (3.5 to 4.5 degrees Celsius) warmer than today. It was 43 feet (14 meters) long and weighed up to 2500 pounds (1200 kg). Paleontologists have found a possible ancestor of modern anacondas known as the Titanoboa. A female anaconda shot in Nariva Swamp on the island of Trinidad had a 4-1/2 foot (1.5 meter) caiman in its stomach.Īncient anacondas were even larger than modern anacondas.Schurz measured an anaconda that was 3 feet 8 inches (112 cm) around and 27.8 feet (8.46 m) long.
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The longest anaconda skin in a museum is 37.3 feet (11.4 meters) long.The nineteenth century biologists Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Russel Wallace recorded rumors about anacondas up to 40 feet (13 meters) long, but were never able to confirm them.There is general agreement that their bodies may be a foot (25 cm) thick, and they can weigh up to 500 pounds (240 kg). They grow 20 to 30 feet (6 to 10 meters) long. (Reticulated pythons can grow slightly longer.) Eating Large Animals is Dangerous for AnacondasĪnacondas Grow up to 30 feet (10 meters) longĪnacondas are the world’s largest snake and the world’s second-longest snake.Breeding Females Do Not Feed While they are Pregnant.Measuring Live Anacondas is a Challenge.Wildlife Biologists Can Put an Anaconda in a Muzzle.Female Anacondas are Sometimes Cannibalistic.Wrestling Anacondas Depends on Getting Them Very Tired First.Slow Moving Anacondas are Sending a Signal that They Want You to Go Away.
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