The longest snake in the world is the anaconda. Giant anaconda - predator in the wild

Anacondas are giant reptiles, a meeting with which can end quite sadly. They have no poison, but they have a powerful body and muscles with which they squeeze their prey. Along with anacondas, there are many snakes whose body length is impressive.

The largest snakes on the entire globe

Very large, reaching up to gigantic size, a heavy reptile that chose the Amazon as its habitat. Females can weigh up to 250 kg. The body diameter reaches 30 cm, and the length is 9-11 meters. Anacondas do not live in deep rivers, but mainly live in branches, in shallow water. This allows them to sneak up on their prey and strangle it.

The largest individuals reach 10 meters in length. Basically, the body length is from 4 to 8 meters. If they live in captivity, for example, in a zoo, they can reach a length of 12.5 meters. Interesting fact that body weight can be 160 kg.

The python has a dark body and is the largest subspecies of the tiger python. Typically, individuals reach 8 meters in length, but there are quite large specimens, with a body length of up to 9.5 meters.

A very unusual reptile. There are light spots on the body that look like eyes. They are located on the sides, and the head is decorated on both sides with two pink or red stripes. Moreover, the eyes do not merge with each other, but create a chaotic round dance. Grows up to 6 meters.

Habitat – Southern and Central America, Australia, Southern Mexico. The length of the diamond python reaches 5 meters. In appearance, it is a beautiful reptile with diamond-like spots scattered across its body. Each spot is decorated with a black or dark purple border. The play of color of this python attracts the human eye.

It is a poisonous snake, but it ranks 6th in terms of the length of its body. Some specimens grow up to 5 meters. It should be noted that the cobra is the longest and big snake. It grows in length all the time. The king cobra is a long-liver; there have been specimens that have lived for more than 30 years. Outwardly it resembles snakes. It is characterized by a slender build, with bristles on its head and smooth scales on its back.

Boa constrictor is from the Pseudopod family. It feeds rarely, but accurately. Can swallow in one sitting small mammal, bird or reptile. It goes hunting only after the food has been digested. Body length can be 3-3.5 meters.

Refers to poisonous snakes. Lives in Africa. Short in length, but very thick. The head has the shape of a triangle, not very large in size, but flat and wide. The eyes are small and the tail is short.

Refers to poisonous snakes. Habitat: South America. Reptiles have a body length of 3 meters, but some individuals exceed this figure and reach 4 meters in length. Weight varies from 3 kg to 5 kg. That is, long, but not very heavy. That's why it's in ninth place.

From the family of vipers. Habitat: Dagestan. Leads an active lifestyle starting in April; in October, vital processes decrease. A beautiful huntress with a dense body and a slightly flattened muzzle. With a body weight of 3 kg they reach a length of 2 meters. Refers to poisonous reptiles. The poison is toxic. The cobra's venom is more dangerous.

There is an opinion among the people that they allegedly saw such huge snakes that they appearance frightened and instilled panic. We were talking about 18-meter and 21-meter giants. But such snakes do not exist in the world; such incredible sizes are simply unthinkable. Rather, it is a person’s rich imagination.

International scientific name

Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy on Wikispecies

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Coming from the city of Antiocha to Cartagena, when we settled it, Captain Jorge Robledo and others discovered so many fish that we killed with sticks whatever we wanted to catch... In addition, there are very large snakes in the thickets. I want to tell and tell about something reliably known, although I have not seen it [myself], but many contemporaries have met who are trustworthy, and this is what it is: when, by order of the licentiate of St. Croix, Lieutenant Juan Creciano passed along this road in search of Licentiate Juan de Vadillo, leading with him several Spaniards, among whom were a certain Manuel de Peralta, Pedro de Barros, and Pedro Shimon, they came across a snake or snake, so large that it was 20 feet long, and very thick. His head is light red and his green eyes are terrifying, and since he saw them, he wanted to head towards them, but Pedro Shimon inflicted such a wound on him with a spear that even though he flew into [indescribable] rage, [still ] died. And they found in his belly a whole fawn [tapir?], as he was when he ate it; I will also say that some hungry Spaniards began to eat the deer and even part of the snake.

Cieza de Leon, Pedro. Chronicle of Peru. Part one. Chapter IX.

Appearance

Anaconda is the largest modern snake. Her average length- 5-6 meters, and specimens of 8-9 meters are often found. A unique specimen from eastern Colombia, unique in size and reliably measured, had a length of 11.43 m (this specimen, however, could not be preserved). Currently, the largest known giant anaconda is about 9 meters long and weighs about 130 kg, and is kept at the New York Zoological Society.

The main color of the anaconda's body is grayish-green with two rows of large brown spots of round or oblong shape, alternating in a checkerboard pattern. On the sides of the body there is a row of smaller yellow spots surrounded by black rings. This coloring effectively camouflages the snake when it lurks in calm water covered with brown leaves and tufts of algae.

Anaconda is not poisonous. Females are much larger and stronger than males.

Range and problem of conservation of the species

Due to the inaccessibility of the anaconda's habitats, it is difficult for scientists to estimate its numbers and monitor population dynamics. At least in the International Red Book, the conservation status of the anaconda is listed in the “threat has not been assessed” category ( English Not Evaluated, NE) - due to lack of data. But in general, apparently, the anaconda can still be considered out of danger. There are many anacondas in zoos around the world, but it is quite difficult for them to take root in captivity. The maximum lifespan of an anaconda in a terrarium is 28 years, but usually in captivity these snakes live 5-6 years.

Lifestyle

Anaconda leads an almost entirely aquatic lifestyle. It lives in quiet, low-flowing river branches, backwaters, oxbow lakes and lakes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

In such reservoirs, the snake lies in wait for prey. She never crawls far from the water, although she often crawls out onto the shore and basks in the sun, sometimes climbing onto the lower branches of trees. The anaconda swims and dives well and can remain under water for a long time, while its nostrils are closed with special valves.

When a reservoir dries up, the anaconda crawls into another or goes downstream of the river. During the dry period, which occurs in some anaconda habitats, the snake buries itself in the bottom silt and falls into a stupor, in which it remains until the rains return.

Anacondas are marked frequent cases cannibalism.

Most of the time, anacondas are solitary, but they gather in groups during mating season, which coincides with the onset of rains and occurs in April-May in the Amazon. During this period, males find females by following an odorous trail on the ground, guided by the smell of pheromones released by the female. It is believed that anacondas also release substances that attract a partner into the air, but this issue requires further research. During the mating period, you can observe how several very excited males scurry around one calmly lying female. Like many other snakes, anacondas form a ball of several intertwined individuals. When mating, the male wraps himself around the female’s body, using the rudiments of the hind limbs for traction (as all pseudopods do). During this ritual, a characteristic grinding sound is heard.

The female bears the offspring for 6-7 months. During pregnancy, she loses a lot of weight, often losing almost half her weight. Anaconda is ovoviviparous. The female brings from 28 to 42 baby snakes (apparently, their number can reach up to 100) 50-80 cm long, but can occasionally lay eggs.

An adult anaconda has practically no enemies in nature; occasionally, however, not very large anacondas are eaten by a jaguar or large caimans. The young die en masse from a variety of predators.

Subspecies

• Eunectes murinus murinus- type subspecies, found in the Amazon basin within Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
• Eunectes murinus gigas- distributed in northern Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago.

These two subspecies were described a long time ago - in 1758 and 1801, respectively. They were distinguished by their color details and average sizes, which are slightly larger in the second subspecies.

Currently, it is believed that the giant anaconda does not form subspecies.

Other species of the genus Eunectes

southern anaconda

In the anaconda genus, 3 more species of snakes are known, closely related to the common anaconda:

• South, or Paraguayan, also known as yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), found in Paraguay, southern Bolivia and northern Argentina.

This snake is extremely similar in lifestyle to the common anaconda, but much smaller in size - its length does not exceed 3 m. The main difference in its color is the absence of light eyes in the side spots. The southern anaconda is quite small in number, and therefore is very rarely found in zoos. In captivity, it eats fish and small animals. As for reproduction, one case is known in captivity when a female, 9 months after mating, brought 8 baby snakes 55-60 cm long.

• Eunectes deschauenseei, found in northeastern Brazil and Guyana (scientifically described highlighting separate species in 1936). The color of this snake is dark spotted and reticulated.

Eunectes deschauenseei

• Eunectes beniensis- discovered quite recently, in 2002, in the upper reaches of the Beni River. Poorly studied.

Legends of the anaconda

Often in the descriptions of various “eyewitnesses” information is given about anacondas of monstrous length. It was not only amateurs who were guilty of this information. Famous British traveler South America P. Fawcett wrote about snakes of incredible size, one of which he allegedly shot with his own hand:

“We went ashore and approached the snake with caution... We measured its length as accurately as possible: in the part of the body that protrudes from the water, it turned out to be forty-five feet and another seventeen feet were in the water, which together amounted to sixty-two feet. Its body was not thick with such a colossal length - no more than twelve inches ... Such large specimens as this one are not often found, but the tracks they leave in the swamps are sometimes six feet wide and testify in favor of those Indians who claim that anacondas sometimes reach incredible sizes, so that the specimen I shot must look like a dwarf next to them!.. I was told about a snake killed on the Paraguay River and exceeding eighty feet in length!” (62 feet = 18.9 m; 80 feet = 24.4 m; 12 inches = 30.5 cm)

Colonel Percy Fawcett (1867-1925), famous expert South America, which nevertheless left dubious descriptions of the anaconda

Now, without exception, all such stories are considered fiction (especially since Colonel Fawcett cited many other absolutely false information in his notes). Strictly speaking, even the above-mentioned specimen with a length of 11.43 m was not documented according to all the rules, and in any case, it was apparently unique in length. It is very significant that at the beginning of the 20th century in the USA twice - once by President Theodore Roosevelt and the second time by the New York Zoological Society a prize of 5 thousand dollars was announced for an anaconda with a length of more than 30 feet (just over 9 m), but remained unclaimed.

A value greater than 12 meters for a snake is meaningless, at least from a purely biological point of view. Even a 7-8 meter anaconda is guaranteed to defeat any animal in the jungle. Too much a big increase will be energetically unjustified - in the conditions of a humid tropical forest relatively poor in large animals, an overly large snake simply will not feed itself.

Equally fantastic are the stories about the hypnotic gaze of the anaconda, which supposedly paralyzes the victim, or about its poisonous breath, which has a detrimental effect on small animals. The same P. Fossett, for example, wrote:

“...a sharp, foul breath came from her; they say it has a stunning effect: the smell first attracts and then paralyzes the victim.”

Modern science, including taking into account the extensive experience of keeping anacondas in zoos, does not recognize anything like this. However, it is a fact that the anaconda emits a strong unpleasant odor.

Anaconda and man

Anacondas are often found near settlements. Domestic animals - pigs, dogs, chickens, etc. - often become prey for this snake. But the danger of the anaconda to humans, apparently, is greatly exaggerated. Isolated attacks on people are made by the anaconda, apparently by mistake, when the snake sees only part of a person’s body under water or if it seems to it that they want to attack it or take away its prey. The only reliable case - the death of a 13-year-old Indian boy swallowed by an anaconda - should be considered a rare exception. Another, recent case of the death of an adult is hardly reliable. On the contrary, the anaconda itself often becomes prey for the aborigines. The meat of this snake is valued by many Indian tribes; They say that it is very good, slightly sweet in taste. Anaconda skin is used for various crafts.

Notes

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6. Systematic list of vertebrates in zoological collections as of 01/01/2011 // Information collection of the Euro-Asian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Vol. 30. Interdepartmental collection. scientific and scientific method. tr. - M.: Moscow Zoo, 2011. - P. 304. - 570 p. - UDC:59.006 -
7. Darevsky I. S., Orlov N. L. Rare and endangered animals. Amphibians and reptiles / ed. V. E. Sokolova - M.: Higher. school, 1988. - P. 338. - 100,000 copies. - .
8. "Biological encyclopedic dictionary." Ch. ed. M. S. Gilyarov; Editorial team: A. A. Babaev, G. G. Vinberg, G. A. Zavarzin and others - 2nd ed., corrected. - M.: Sov. Encyclopedia, 1986. - P.25.
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The anaconda is one of those few reptiles that have remained virtually unchanged after many millennia of existence on Earth. Today we will look at detailed description this snake, as well as information about its habitats, nutrition and the possibility of keeping it at home.

Description and appearance

There are many legends about the anaconda, sometimes so incredible that they cast doubt on the existence of the snake in the real world, so it is necessary to consider information about who the anaconda is, whether such snakes exist on the planet or not, what kind of creature it is and what they are like.

The Anaconda genus is just one species of snake whose name is the same as the genus name. This type of snake is also called giant, common, black, green anaconda. This huge creature belongs to the Boa constrictor family, so in ancient literature you can find the name “water boa.”

With a sufficiently large length, the weight of the animal is record-breaking and can reach more than 100 kg, so we can say with confidence that the anaconda is the most big snake in the world. The biography of this creature can be traced back to 1553, when it was first mentioned in literature - it was Pedro Cies de Leon's book “Chronicle of Peru”.

Body characteristics

Let's take a closer look at what an anaconda looks like, what its dimensions are: how many meters it reaches in length, how much it weighs.

The main color of the snake is grayish-green; two rows of brown spots, round or oblong in shape, are placed on the body in a checkerboard pattern. The sides of the body are decorated with small yellow spots, which are surrounded by black rings. Thanks to this coloration, the snake can effectively camouflage itself during the hunting period.

Anaconda does not belong to the category poisonous snakes, and her saliva is not capable of causing paralysis in the victim. As for size, there is eyewitness information about the existence of individuals whose length exceeded 6 m, but they are not registered as official.

If we rely on official data, the largest anaconda is the discovered female, which has the maximum length for the species - 5.21 m, and its weight was 97.5 kg.
The average body length of these animals usually does not exceed 5 m in length; moreover, females have a larger and longer body than males. The average body weight of an adult is 50 kg.

Did you know? Anaconda, like ordinary snakes, is capable of shedding old skin: this process occurs in water, at the bottom of a reservoir. To facilitate shedding, the snake rubs against the bottom, and the old skin comes off much faster.

Like other reptiles, these creatures have an axial skeleton divided into two sections - the body and the tail: they consist of 435 vertebrae. The snake has movable ribs that can diverge widely after hunting and swallowing large production.

The skull has a very mobile articulation of bones, which are connected to each other by elastic ligaments, which allows the animal to open its mouth wide in the process of swallowing large prey whole.

Due to the fact that the creature's nostrils and eyes are located high on the head, the animal is able to remain completely in the water - this simplifies the hunting process. This feature of the arrangement of organs is very reminiscent of crocodiles.
The anaconda has short teeth, so the victim receives shallow bites, and if she is lucky enough to escape, the wounds usually heal quickly and without any special consequences.

The anaconda is often compared to the python: both animals have a similar body structure, but despite the obvious similarities, the anaconda is much heavier, and in length this animal is second only to the reticulated python - the longest reptile in the world.

Movement speed and strength

The animal moves very quietly and quite quickly, especially during the hunting period. At the moment of rushing for prey, its speed on land can reach 40 km/h, which is due to the very powerful muscles of the body.

The reptile has the strongest muscles possible, capable of exerting a compression force of 16 kg per 1 square meter. cm of body, or more than 1.5 tons per 1 sq. m, so it can suffocate a victim in a matter of seconds.

The anaconda is capable of moving very quickly in water: its speed is 25 km/h, and it can hold its breath when immersed in water for 1.5–2 hours.

Lifestyle

The creature's lifestyle differs from other snakes primarily in that it prefers most spend time in the pond. Many people are interested in how long this reptile lives, and the answer to this question is 11 years. wildlife and up to 30 years in captivity.

Area

Let's take a closer look at where the animal lives. The anaconda is distributed throughout the tropical part of the South American continent. The snake feels good in calm waters, so it can be found in backwaters, lakes of the Amazon basin or the Orinoco River: in such places it is easiest for it to hunt.

The animal is always found close to water, occasionally visiting the shore to bask in the sun, sometimes perching on the lower branches of a tree. In hot weather, when the reservoir dries up, the creature can crawl to another place or go downstream.

Sometimes it buries itself in the silt and falls into a torpor, and lives in this state until the reservoir is filled with water again.

How to hunt and what to eat

Food for reptiles in the wild is different types mammals, birds and reptiles that it waits near the water. Most often among the victims of the anaconda there are agoutis, waterfowl, iguanas, and the snake can also feast on peccaries, capybaras and caimans. The easiest prey for the creature are turtles, tegus and small snakes.

Let's look at how the anaconda kills. The animal does not apply special effort in order to catch prey: it often lies in wait for the victim in a motionless state and sharply grabs it in a lightning-fast throw, then, wrapping rings around the body, begins to strangle the victim and swallows it whole, opening its mouth wide.

Cases of cannibalism are also common, when one individual can eat another, smaller one.

Reproduction

Anacondas are solitary snakes, but when mating season comes, they form groups. This time falls during the rainy season - April–May. Females secrete the enzyme, leaving it on the ground and thus attracting males.

During the mating process, the male wraps himself around the female, using the rudiments of the hind limbs for coupling. The process of bearing offspring lasts for 7 months - during this time the weight of the snake decreases significantly, almost by half.
One female can reproduce up to 42 baby snakes, in rare cases up to 100. Small snakes are about 60 cm long.

Did you know? The anaconda is considered ovoviviparous, but is sometimes capable of laying eggs.

Enemies of the snake

Let's consider who can defeat an anaconda in a fight and who is stronger than the animal being described. Adult females, due to large sizes bodies, have practically no enemies, but males more often become victims.

They can be hunted by pumas and jaguars, giant otters, Orinoco crocodiles and black caimans. Often, adult males and especially young ones can be eaten by crocodile caimans.

How to escape from an anaconda

Quite a few cases of reptile attacks on humans have been recorded - perhaps this is due to the fact that such incidents occur deep in the jungle, and therefore remain unregistered, and it is still unclear whether anacondas eat people intentionally.

Nevertheless, observations that were carried out by humans allow us to put forward the theory that an adult animal will not dare to attack a person first. An attack is possible if you disturb the snake and it perceives you as a threat.
However, it is worth remembering that a reptile can swallow a person without much effort, so it must be perceived as potentially dangerous. Most often, a person is bitten - in order to protect itself, the animal bites any part of the body, which may then swell.

Important! If you do not have an allergic reaction to the components of anaconda saliva, then the swelling will soon go away, but if not only the bite site, but the whole body begins to swell, you should immediately go to the hospital.

Is it possible to keep at home

For home care Only the Paraguayan subspecies is suitable, but only professional terrarium keepers are advised to keep such a dangerous creature at home.

In order for the animal to feel comfortable, it needs to be provided with a very large terrarium, approximately the size of a small room, in which it will be placed. large swimming pool, since it is simply vital for the creature to be in the water regularly.

Rats and rabbits are suitable as food. It is recommended to feed small individuals once every 15 days, adults - once a month. In order not to provoke the animal’s aggressiveness towards humans, you should not give it live food.
The terrarium must be cleaned and the water in the pool changed every day; the humidity in the home should be maintained at a very high level - at least 90%. General temperature the temperature in the terrarium should be at least +25 °C; be sure to provide the anaconda with a warm corner with a temperature of +30 °C.

The reptile is provided with 2 shelters; coconut mulch and peat mixture are suitable as a substrate; snags are also installed so that the snake can crawl on them.

Precautionary measures when keeping an anaconda at home include the following points:

1. Do not be alone when dealing with a snake - it is necessary to have someone to save you in the event of an animal attack.
2. You should not pick up a pet anaconda - these snakes do not tolerate invasion of personal space, so they often bite or squeeze hands, even causing fractures.
3. Close the terrarium tightly so that the snake cannot get out of it on its own.
4. It is advisable that the room in which the terrarium is located is tightly closed. For safety reasons, it is not recommended to install it in a bedroom or room where people relax or sleep.

Important! When the terrarium is open, never allow pets or small children close to the snake, as there is a high chance that the anaconda will swallow them in a matter of seconds.

Thus, the anaconda is a very large creature, which in its habitat is dangerous predator. It is not recommended to keep an anaconda at home, but if you decide to get such a unique friend, you need to try very hard and spend money to provide the snake with the necessary conditions for a normal existence.

Anaconda: video

The green giant anaconda lives in South America. The snake received this name for its size, ranging from 5 to 9 meters. According to reliable sources, the largest anaconda was 11.43 meters in length.

The greenish tint of this snake also played a role in its name. Anacondas of all types have round and oblong spots on their bodies. The Paraguayan anaconda is famous for its brightest coloring. Her corpus luteum decorated with blue spots.

Females differ from males in being larger in size and thicker. Characteristic feature These reptiles are characterized by the strong, unpleasant odor they emit in their presence.

The anaconda's diet consists of wild pigs, deer, birds, turtles, caimans and even jaguars. Wrapping itself around its prey, the snake squeezes it until it is completely suffocated, and then, with the help of its lower movable jaw, swallows the prey whole. Having “eaten” in this way, the anaconda can go without food for about a month. It should be noted that, contrary to its notoriety, the anaconda does not attack humans. On the contrary, the snake, having caught its smell, hastily retreats, since it itself is the object of hunting among the local population. It is believed that anaconda meat has high taste qualities.

The anaconda's entire life is spent near bodies of water. Here she hunts, sometimes basks in the sun on the shore or sits on the branches of a tree. Anaconda is an excellent swimmer and diver. The snake has special valves that close its nostrils, allowing it to stay in the water for a long time.

During a dry period, a snake can burrow into the muddy bottom of a reservoir and, falling into deep torpor, waits out the drought. As a rule, the female is pregnant at this time. Having safely waited out the drought, the female gives birth to about 40 cubs, which swim and hunt immediately after birth.

In the wild, an anaconda can live about 10 years.

A few more photos of the caught anaconda.

Video: Anaconda swallowed too much prey. Anaconda Snake Pukes Out A Cow In A Jungle River

Anyone who has at least once come face to face with a snake will confirm that an unexpected meeting is always unpleasant and evokes the only desire - to jump away.

But if you see a snake from afar, you can examine it and observe its behavior. It is worth noting that human fears regarding snakes are exaggerated. If you study their behavior, you can understand that the likelihood of dying in an accident is much higher than from a snake bite. Still, there are snakes that involuntarily evoke fear. So, what is the largest snake in the world? The longest or largest snake in the world is the Asian reticulated python. He is in natural environment, grows up to 10 or even 12 meters in length. Each individual can reach 150 kilograms. But no more.

The largest snake is the anaconda

Giant or Green. It is only 10 meters long, but its weight can be 220 kilograms. However, the Green Anaconda can easily compete with the Asian Python both in size and length. The largest living snake lives in New York, in the terrarium of the Zoological Society. She is about 9 meters tall and weighs 130 kilograms. But the longest anaconda length that has been recorded is 11 meters and 43 centimeters. It was measured in 1944 by a petroleum geologist who was studying the jungles of Colombia and looking for deposits of “black gold”.

However, the main evidence, the body of the “anaconda queen,” was missing. According to the geologist, after stunning and measuring, the snake came to its senses and crawled away. But the herpetological world still recognized the existence of a snake of this size. Since then, a length of almost 12 meters has been a generally recognized record. He was even included in the Guinness Book of Records. In the 30s of the last century, the zoological community announced a reward of 1 thousand dollars to anyone who could prove the existence of an anaconda more than 12.2 meters long. After this, former US President Theodore Roosevelt increased the prize to 6 thousand dollars, and reduced the size of the snake to 9.12 meters. Today the payment has already increased to 50 thousand dollars, but still no one can get it. Therefore, a 9-meter specimen from the New York terrarium is apparently the limit. This gives a trump card to supporters of the leadership of the Asian reticulated python. Although the only snake of the species whose length can be estimated with one’s own eyes is one meter shorter than the anaconda from New York. The python lives at the Philadelphia Zoo.

All about anaconda

However, it is worth noting that the remains of the Giant African Python, which lived 55 million years ago, were found in Egypt. Part of the spine suggests that the snake had a length of 11 meters and 80 centimeters. Today, the average length of an ordinary anaconda is about 6 meters. And cases of it growing up to nine meters are rare. The snake lives in tropical forests South America, in particular in the quiet backwaters of the Amazon. There Giant anaconda searches for its prey and guards. It feeds on small and medium-sized mammals. She pounces on the victim, covers her with rings of her body, after which she strangles and swallows whole. An anaconda’s food is digested from several hours to several days. At this time, she does not eat anything, and also does not hunt. He just lies quietly, half asleep, in a secluded place. And, despite numerous cinematic and folklore legends, the anaconda is not dangerous for an adult. Cases of snake attacks on people are rare. Hunters, as a rule, do not experience fear when encountering anacondas. They destroy them in the same way as wolf farmers to prevent the snakes from destroying poultry and livestock.

Anacondas live in hard-to-reach places, so it is quite difficult to determine their numbers. However, it is already known that restoring the population of this snake species is not a problem. Giant anacondas are ovoviviparous. The average snake litter is up to 40 newborns. In addition, they reproduce calmly both in the natural environment and in captivity. Females and males are not picky about choosing a partner; it is enough for one to simply get into the visibility zone of the other. The largest snake on earth is not poisonous. She kills her victim by strangulation. And it doesn’t release venom like other snakes. This is the main difference between the Giant Anaconda and King Cobra- This is the largest venomous snake in the world. She has the most a large number of poison.

Burmese python or dark tiger python

Grows up to 9.15 meters. This is a record copy.

This python is the largest of the tiger python subspecies. It can grow up to 8 meters or more. However, individuals up to 5.5 meters in length are usually found. The snake weighs about 70 kilograms.

Indian python or light tiger python

Reaches 6 meters in length.

The light tiger python differs from the dark one by the presence of so-called light “eyes” in the centers of the spots, which are located on the sides of the body, as well as reddish or pink stripes on the sides of the head. In general, this subspecies is smaller than the dusky tiger python. Large individuals can grow up to only 6 meters.

King Cobra

This is the largest venomous snake.

It has the longest length among other poisonous ones. Individual individuals can grow up to 5.6 meters. However, on average, a cobra is only 3-4 meters in length.

Common boa constrictor

This is a snake from the family of pseudopods. Individuals can grow up to 3-4 meters in length.

The common boa constrictor feeds on reptiles and mammalian birds.

Black Mamba

This snake is the most poisonous in Africa. In length it grows to 2.4 - 3 meters. Some individuals are up to 4.5 meters.

Aurora and Black Mamba

The black mamba can crawl at speeds of up to 11 kilometers per hour. But with short throws and on flat terrain, the snake can reach speeds of up to 19 kilometers per hour.

Bushmaster

This is one of the most major representatives poisonous snakes in South America from the subfamily of pit viper snakes of the viper family.

Bushmaster can grow up to 3 meters in length, less often up to 4. At the same time, the body weight of the snake is quite low - only 3-5 kilograms.

Eastern brown snake

This snake can come in a variety of colors. But usually the color of the eastern brown is exactly brown.

Body length is about 2 meters.

Gyurza

This snake can be found in Russia and other countries former USSR. Gyurza is the most large snake viper family.

Feeding the viper

Together with the tail, it has a length of up to 2 meters and a weight of about 3 kilograms. The venom of the viper has a pronounced hemolytic effect. In terms of toxicity, it can be second only to cobra venom.
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