Size Averages 6 m (20 ft.) in length average diameter is 30 cm (12 in.) reportedly can grow in excess of 10 m (32.8 ft.) in length, though individuals at this length are rare and/or poorly documented the largest credibly documented specimen was reported to be 11.4 m (37.5 ft.) in length, though this 1944 figure is not innately accepted throughout the entire zoologic community newborn anacondas are 30-60 cm (12-24 in.) in length Weight Average of 148.5 kg (330 lbs.) Diet Anacondas feed on aquatic and amphibious animals, including mammals, fish, caiman, birds, ducks, and turtles. Spots with yellow-ochre centers run along the sides of its body. The green anaconda is typically dark green with oval black spots. The body is exceptionally stocky compared to other boas and extremely muscular. (Though the reticulated python - Python reticulatus - achieves similar lengths.) Their eyes and nostrils are located on top of the anaconda's large, narrow head - enabling it to breathe while the rest of its body is submerged. Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: R.E.B.O.O.T.Scientific Classification Common Name green anaconda, common anaconda, water boa Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Family Boidae Genus Species Eunectes (good swimmer) murinus (mouse colored) murinusįast Facts Description Considering mass and length, the green anaconda is the largest snake in the world.The Usborne Internet-Linked First Encyclopedia of Animals Animals.Snakes and Crocs and Other Reptiles Animals.Dangerous Creatures (Eyes On Nature) Animals.A to Z Animals Around the World Animals.The Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia Animals.Top 10 Countdowns of the Biggest, Baddest, and Loudest Animals.Macmillan Animal Encyclopedia for Children Animals.Killer Creatures (Life Size Books) Animals.The Kingfisher Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals Animals.Jungle Animals (Over 100 Questions and Answers to Things You Want to Know) Animals.Over 100 Questions and Answers to Things You Want to Know Animals.My First Book of Animals from A to Z Animals.Reptiles and Amphibians Dictionary Animals.The female dwarfs the male and is almost five times heavier. In addition to its gigantic proportions, another remarkable feature of the green anaconda is that it exhibits the greatest size difference between the sexes of any terrestrial vertebrate. The stripe is edged with black and varies in colouration, from greenish to orange. The flanks are also marked with smaller, light-centred dark spots, while the head, which is relatively small compared to the thick body, bears a distinctive stripe, which runs from the rear edge of the eye, diagonally downwards to the back of the head. The colouring of the body provides excellent camouflage, with olive green upperparts boldly marked with pairs of dark ovals on either side of the spine, which are sometimes fused. The green anaconda is well-adapted for its semi-aquatic lifestyle, with its eyes and nostrils positioned on top of the head, enabling the snake to see and breathe while the rest of the body is submerged. While almost certainly exaggerations, it is possible that in remote, deep rainforest rivers, under optimum conditions of prey availability, the green anaconda may grow to record proportions. During the 19th and 20th century, many accounts of giant specimens of anaconda were reported. While the green anaconda or water boa ( Eunectes murinus) may not hold the title of the worlds’ longest snake-coming second to the reticulated python-its huge girth means that it is undoubtedly the largest.
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