Snake Anaconda; Amazon River

The Anaconda snakes are quiet, but giants of the Amazon forests, known as a member of the Boa snake family. This kind of reptiles have different types and live in different parts of South America. They are carnivorous and hunt live organisms; But they are not interested in hunting for humans, and very rare cases have been reported by Anaconda snakes. This category of snakes is in the category of non -toxic and bite species; But the natives and farmers of South American countries are trying to destroy and destroy their farms, livestock and domestic animals, as well as for fear of their large size.

Get to know Anaconda snakes:

Introducing Anaconda snakes

Anaconda is a name attributed to four species of large, non -toxic and aquatic snakes in the tropical regions of South America. These snakes are from the Boa snake family. The scientific name of the varieties of the Anaconda snake species include Green Anaconda (E.Murinus), Yellow Anaconda or Paraguayus (E.NOTAEUS), E.Deschaeenseei, Bolivian Anaconda or E.Beniensis.

The largest and most famous type of Anaconda snakes is the green Anaconda, which can normally grow up to 1.5 meters and weigh about 1 to 2 kg. Green Anaconda has an olive body on which the oval of black oval spots appear together. Yellow Anaconda is also a smaller type of family, which is about five meters long. Anaconda Bani and Khalkhal are two other species of these safeguards, which are very similar to yellow Anacondas.

The longevity of the Anaconda snakes is about 5 years and maturity at the age of three to four. Their pregnancy period is between 2 and seven months, and in each delivery, between 2 and 5 infants import them into their reproductive cycle. The size of the infants of the Anaconda snakes is 1 to 2 cm at birth and after puberty depending on their species, they can tall up to 3 meters. The diameter of the Anaconda snakes can reach up to 5 cm and weighs up to 5 kg. In this kind, females are larger than males, and their diet is carcass and carcasses. Anaconda snakes are categorized into reptiles, sequins and families of the Boa snakes.

_{Green Anaconda snake on the Amazon Forest River; Photo Source: vecteezy.com; Photographer: Blockbits}

Production of Anaconda snakes

In Anaconda snakes, females are larger and stronger than males. In this way, the reptiles of the mating system are multicolored; That is, one female mates with a few males. Their mating season is often in the rainy season (between April and June). During this time, females settle in a proper place and remain immobilized; Then, by publishing a special smell, the males are absorbed. The smell released by the female Anaconda in the air is tasted by the male snakes, and they find a substance ready to reproduce. After the males are absorbed, a female with two to three males forms a “mating ball”. That is, the males are accumulated around the matter in a twisted mass and stays in this state for up to four weeks. This process is usually done in water. Green Anaconda gives an average of 5 babies in each reproduction, and yellow anaconda usually gives about 1 to 2 infants.

_{Baby snake Anaconda Green; Photo Source: Animals.sandiegozoo.org; Photographer: Unknown}

Anacondas do not spawn unlike other snakes; Rather, they hold their embryos in a transparent membrane, not in the egg. This transparent membrane is located in a bag and is attached to the mother’s body. The female snake carries this bag for seven months in its abdomen. During childbirth, the mother removes the baby’s protective membrane from her body and leaves it in nature. The babies then start their independent life by leaving the membrane. The newborn snakes are hidden immediately after birth without learning from their parents and hunting in the hunt. Infants do not receive any care from their mother in this way, and they should only overcome the obstacles and dangers of their lives to reach sexual maturity at the age of 2 to 5 years. The life span of Anakandas in nature is 2 to 5 years and in protected conditions 2 years.

_{Baby snake Anaconda yellow; Photo Source: vecteezy.com; Photographer: Graphics_magic}

The power of the Anaconda snakes

This bunch of boa snakes are known as the power of bait. Anaconda snakes are not toxic and do not hunt by bite; Rather, they stop the blood flow and breathing by wrapping around the prey and stressing. The Anaconda jaws are interconnected with very powerful ligaments, and their mouths have the ability to open as much larger than their heads so that they can swallow large prey. Anacondas are able to hunt and swallow large prey such as wild boar and even small crocodiles. The Anaconda snake does not need food for several weeks after swallowing the prey, and the carcass of the animal eaten in her abdomen is digested overly and provides the energy it needs to survive.

_{Snake Anaconda Bennie; Photo Source: vecteezy.com; Photographer: dsomgallery}

Anakanda snake diet

Anakonda snake is a hunter at the head of the food chain. That is to say, after being mature, only a handful of other creatures can hunt him. These snakes can trap fish and aquatic creatures, large reptiles such as crocodiles, large mammals such as wild pigs, boars and jaguars, aquatic birds, turtles, and more.

Anacandas are not active hunters and get food from the way to ambush and wait for prey. After trapping their hunting by wrapping their bodies around the prey, they kill it and devour it right.

Yellow Anacandas tend to hunt smaller vertebrates and carcasses; While green anacondes usually ambush in the water and attack large prey in the dark of the night. After capturing them so that they do not share their food with other animals and make it easier to swallow it; They take the hunt into the river and eat them in water. After eating a large meal, these snakes can be unnecessary for weeks or even months of hunting and eating.

In zoos and protected areas, Anacondas are fed with carcasses of rodents and rabbits. There are also cases of Anaconda attack on humans, but this is very rare and they are not interested in eating humans.

_{The green snake Anakonda; Photo Source: National Geographic; Photographer: Unknown}

Habitat and biological threats of Anaconda snakes

The Anaconda snakes live in the Brazilian forests and around the Great Amazon River. They are in a wide range of river systems and tropical swamps of South America. This warm and humid area with dense vegetation has provided a good habitat for these giant snakes. Anakvandas spend most of their time in dark and muddy water to hide both dangers and make it easier for them to handle high weight.

Anakvandas are swimmers and skilled divers. Their eyes and nostrils are at the top of the head, so they can ambush in the water and not be seen. These lazy snakes often rest along the rivers or on the branches of the trees near water and quickly throw themselves into the water if they are at risk or close aquatic creatures.

A kind of green anacondas known as “North Green Green”; In low -lying plains, dry grasslands and northern range of Amazon forests live; While “Southern Green Green Anacandas” is more interested in the marsh and river areas to live. Yellow Anakvandas are found in various areas of Amazon, especially in the rivers of Argentina and Brazil and wetlands, marshes and water habitats around the Rio Paraguai. Anakandas live in stagnant waters without flowing down the lower areas of the Amazon River and love the area due to the increase in water in different seasons of the year. The Bani Anakvandas live mainly in flood -stricken areas north and the center of Bolivia.

_{Snake Anaconda in Amazon’s grasshops; Photo Source: fandom.com; Photographer: Unknown}

The growth trend of the population of the Anakvanda snakes is unknown; But the climatic changes of the Earth, the warming of the air, the loss of a wide range of habitats by humans, drying up wetlands, increased agricultural land, hunting, etc. are among the factors that have greatly reduced their numbers.

Yellow Anacondes, Benny and Empty because of their valuable meat and skin were hunted; But by the International Union of Protection of Nature (IUCN), they are in the category of organisms who seem to not threaten their endlessness.

Green Anacondes face many threats in their natural habitat. These huge snakes are more exposed to humans because of their large size, and in many parts of South America are both legally and illegally hunting. Their meat is not worth much; But their skin is very valuable and expensive. Locals, farmers and farmers also see the scary Anacondas as a threat to their livestock, farms and loved ones. Babies of Anaconda snakes are also one of the sources of the black market for pet sales. The beneficiaries of these snakes hunt lively and sell as a pet worldwide. These factors cause the risk of extinction for green anacondes.

Contrary to the usual notion, Anaconda snakes are not a good pet at all. These organisms belong to the wild nature and it is dangerous to separate them from natural habitat and keep them at home. They grow quickly, are very strong, and release an unpleasant odor if they feel threatened. The presence of Anaconda snakes is only in nature that does not harm human and has no danger to human beings.

_{Snake Anaconda Green on a large cliff in water; Photo Source: vecteezy.com; Photographer: dsomgallery}

The world’s largest snake

The biggest type of Anaconda snakes, Anaconda, is the green matter that lives in the northern range of the Amazon forests, in Ecuador. He was first seen in aerial filmmaking. A group of environmental and animal biology scientists encountered the largest snake seen by humans during the preparation of Amazon’s wildlife documentary. Following laboratory and genetic studies on this unknown giant crawler, its amazing icon said, according to Professor Bryan Fry, head of the Queensland University Research Team, as follows:

Anaconda had a length of 1.5 meters. After the examination, we found that this snake has a genetic difference with a species of green Anacondas living in the southern Amazon forests. This is very significant. For a better comparison, I remind you that the genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees is only two percent. We hope to get a better understanding of the Amazon ecosystem by examining the reproduction of this type of boa.

A few years after the Professor Fry’s team released the results of their observations and research, the Ecuadorian natives reported that the Anaconda snake, with a length of 1.5 meters and about 5 kg, saw in the area.

_{Snake Anaconda Green on a rolling; Photo Source: Britannica.com; Photographer: Unknown}

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_{Cover Photo: Green Anaconda Snake in Amazon Forest Water; Photo Source: vecteezy.com; Photographer: Blockbits}