Anaconda By: Elven Emmett Louis Till Academy Third Grade Room 507

Anatomy Cold blooded Each anaconda has its own distinct pattern. No other anaconda has one exactly like the other. Anacondas are one of the heaviest snakes in the world. Anacondas are one of the heaviest snakes in the world. Not poisonous The average size of one of these snake-giants is 6.1 m (20 feet) long and kg. (300 pounds)!

Habitat Anacondas live in swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams, mainly in the tropical rain forests of the Amazon and Orinoco basins. They are cumbersome on land, but stealthy and sleek in the water. Their eyes and nasal openings are on top of their heads, allowing them to lay in wait for prey while remaining nearly completely submerged.

Diet Snakes have a special jaw attachment that lets them swallow large animals whole. An anaconda's diet in the wild is: deer, wild pigs, birds, ocelot, other snakes, tapirs, sheep, dogs and large rodents like agouti, paca, and capybara. Its diet in the zoo is thawed rats once or twice a month. Anacondas act fast to catch their prey. When the anaconda strikes, it will squeeze its prey to death, whether it's on land or in the water. Although the anaconda is a little slow on land, it is quick and deadly in the water. It can hold its breath for a long period of time, and if its prey is captured underwater, it will continue to swallow its prey underwater once it has been asphyxiated. The anaconda has been known to attack jaguars, and a 26 foot anaconda was reported to have killed a 6-and-a-half-foot caiman. A huge anaconda is capable of surviving for months and even years without food. One captive snake fasted for two years. A huge anaconda is capable of surviving for months and even years without food. One captive snake fasted for two years.

Predators jaguars

Interesting Facts Anacondas give birth to live young, around at a time. Anacondas give birth to live young, around at a time. Anacondas are very difficult for scientists to study or even find. They are really quiet and leave no trail. They spend a lot of their time in the dark waters of their habitat

Interesting Facts Their jaws are not fixed together but are loosely bound to its skull and this helps such reptile to unhinge their jaws and swallow preys that are much bigger than the size or its mouth.

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