| Anaconda snakes are the largest snake in the world, | | | | Anaconda snakes have wide and loose pair of jaws; |
| most of them found in the tropical rainforests of | | | | this helps the anacondas to swallow their victims |
| South America. Though a reticulated python is the | | | | wholly, right from the tip of their toes to the top of |
| longest snake, the girth and the muscular framework | | | | their heads. Another interesting fact about this reptile |
| of an anaconda makes its appearance more massive | | | | and its jaws is that, an anaconda can open its lower |
| than that of a reticulated python. Apart from the | | | | jaws up to 180 degrees. Within the jaws of the |
| rainforests of South America, the anaconda snakes | | | | snake there are more than 100 sharp teeth curving |
| are also found in parts of Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, | | | | backwards. |
| Venezuela and Colombia. | | | | So in essence once those teeth are firmly placed on |
| These reptiles like all great predators are solitary | | | | the body or the head of the prey, getting free off |
| creatures. They do not move around in groups, they | | | | them is virtually impossible. Apart from these teeth, |
| usually prefer to keep by themselves minding their | | | | like all the boas and the python this snake also has an |
| own business. The anacondas mostly dwell in water | | | | extra set of teeth placed at the roof of their mouth. |
| logged areas, flooded jungles, swamps, slow moving | | | | Among the three different kinds of anacondas, the |
| rivers and other areas of the tropical rainforests that | | | | green anaconda is the largest. A fully grown green |
| have traces of water. | | | | female can measure up to 22 feet or more and |
| Anacondas are slow moving predators on land but | | | | weighs around 550 pounds. As for the diameter of |
| area excellent swimmers; this being the reason for | | | | the green type, it's about 12 inches. The yellow |
| their habitat lifestyle most of the time in water. The | | | | anaconda is much smaller than the green one. It |
| watery surroundings also make up for an excellent | | | | measures up to 10 to 12 feet in length and weighs |
| hunting field for the anaconda. The eyes and the | | | | around 200 to 300 pounds. |
| nostrils are on top of the head of this giant reptile, | | | | The anacondas are big, beautiful and cold-blooded, |
| so while hunting for its prey, the viewing and the | | | | and right now their numbers are coming down |
| breathing organs of the anaconda is only above the | | | | drastically as people are hunting them for their skin |
| surface from the water. | | | | and destroying their habitation. Could it be thanks to |
| The rest of the body is submerged underwater. It | | | | red, hot Hollywood movies? It may be a possibility; |
| mainly preys on animals and bird that come to the | | | | however, this type of amphibian is one of the most |
| water's edge, to quench their thirst. The anaconda | | | | sort-after impactful creatures in the United States |
| uses the element of surprise to get hold of the prey | | | | since the release of the Anacondas movies being |
| with its sharp teeth, and then it quickly coils around | | | | released! Either way, they are here to stay for a long |
| the victim, causing it to die through internal bleeding | | | | time! |
| and suffocation. | | | | |