| With its average length of more than 20 feet and | | | | caimans, capybaras, deer, sheep and even jaguars. |
| weight that passes the mark of 550 pounds, the | | | | Owing to their extra large structure, these anacondas |
| anacondas are no doubt the biggest snake that one | | | | are slow moving creatures, so it mainly relies on its |
| can find in this planet. However there is one snake | | | | stealth mode and an element of surprise to catch its |
| that gives the giant anaconda some competition in | | | | prey. |
| terms of length, and that other snake is the Asiatic | | | | Anacondas are known to spend most of their lives in |
| Reticulated Python; in the scientific circles known as | | | | slow moving rivers, flooded forests and swamps. |
| the "Python Reticulatus". | | | | They are shy and solitary creatures that mind their |
| The longest Reticulated Python was measured to a | | | | own business unless they are hungry. This is the |
| length of 33 feet. A length of 33 feet may be | | | | reason for them not being seen to often. The color |
| gigantic, but even this python does not match up | | | | of their skin which is of a dark green hue |
| with the girth of the anaconda which is far bigger | | | | camouflages very well with their surrounding and |
| than that of the reticulated python. But make no | | | | adds up to their element of surprise in catching preys. |
| mistake! | | | | The anacondas are mostly found in the Amazon |
| Anaconda snakes may not be the longest reptiles | | | | swamps of South America, and some explorers have |
| around, but they surely are the biggest in wide on | | | | even reported of witnessing anacondas of more than |
| averages that can be found in any given | | | | 100 feet. How far these reports are true no one |
| concentrated ratio across the world. The physic of a | | | | knows as none of that size have be captured till |
| fully grown anaconda is extensive. The smooth body | | | | date. Some experts use the skin of the anacondas |
| of this reptile is all muscles and nothing else. The | | | | measure the length of the reptiles, but this process is |
| anacondas make the use of their extreme muscular | | | | widely regarded as an inaccurate one. |
| frame and strength to get hold of their prey. | | | | The problem is, the skin or hide of these reptiles can |
| Being a member of the constrictor family of reptiles, | | | | be stretched or expanded with ease. So, numerous |
| the anacondas first get hold of their prey using their | | | | records by explorers claiming to have seen really |
| sharp but non poisonous fangs. Then they coil | | | | gigantic anacondas should be taken with a pinch of |
| themselves around the prey and make its kill by | | | | salt. No matter how big or how small the anacondas |
| squeezing the entire amount of air out of the prey. | | | | are, the fact remains that they are very rare and |
| The prey either dies of asphyxiation or is crushed to | | | | beautiful creatures and are on the verge of |
| death, which makes their swallowing for the predator | | | | extinction. So it's our duty to protect them and not |
| really easy. | | | | hunt them just for the sake of our curiosity and |
| The anacondas mainly feed on aquatic organisms, but | | | | amusement, and the best form of protection that |
| it is also known to make wholesome meals of | | | | we can offer them is to leave them alone. |