Species from the Peruvian Jungle

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English  Name: Anaconda Snake

Scientific Name: Eunectes Murinus= green Anconda, Eunectes Notaeus= yellow Anaconda

Spanish Name: Anaconda

Size: The biggest one ever seen was 37.5 feet,but there can be bigger

Life span: Anacondas can be able to live until they are a little older than 30

For more information see:

 Baby Anaconda

Diet: Capybara, other rodents like agoutis, pigs, caimans, and also deer. This is the Anacondas main diet because they can eat a lot of animals more by constricting them and then swallowing them whole. Anacondas are basically carnivores. The way they kill them is by squeezing them so tight that they will run out of air.
 

Predators: Humans have hunted them because they are very big and of their skin people can make shoes.
 

Adaptations: It has eyes really high in his head so that underwater he can see the preys from above with thought getting out of the water. Also its color pattern of light green with black spots helps it camouflage in the forest. Finally the Anaconda blends in with the vegetation of its habitat and with the muddy water that the Anacondas love.
 

Interesting Facts:

    * Considered the biggest snake in the world
    * Females usually are heavier than the males
    * When Anacondas get out of the water for a long time they usually become infested with ticks.
    * The scales of the yellow and black underside of the lower tail of the Anacondas have a unique pattern for each snake
    * The Anaconda may squeeze the pray to kill it
    * The Anaconda may also grab its pray and drown it
    * The Anacondas do not chew on their food even though they have sharp teeth, they just swallow it
    * It has a lot of muscles but it is not poisonous
    * Anacondas can reach a length of over 29 feet and weight over 550 pounds
    * Its eyes and nostrils are positioned in top of their head enabling the anaconda breath and see its pray while its under water

 Bibliography:  (go to MLA site)
 "Enchanted Learning" 12 Mar. 2003 <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Anacondacoloring.shtml>
 "Anaconda" 12 Mar. 2003 <http://www.nashvillezoo.org/anaconda.htm>
"Anaconda Picture" 12 Mar. 2003 <http://www.americazoo.com/kids/graphics/AMAZON2.jpg>
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tezmitch/images/babyGreenanaconda.jpg

 By: Rafael, Diego Angel
Revised by Alvaro
Revised by Martin