Reproduction: Courtship and copulation takes place during the rainy season, typically in the water. Defensive communication by young anacondas is believed to involve curling up in a ball and making hissing sounds. An anaconda’s hearing is limited, but it may detect sounds and vibrations.Ĭommunication: Communication to attract a mate involves emitting scented pheromones by females and tactile stimulation by males. Roof of the mouth deciphers the chemical clues collected by the snake’s flicking tongue. Jacobson’s organ, a special smelling organ on the Senses: Anacondas have heat-sensing pits along the lips that can detect the body heat given off by warm-blooded animals even in dark conditions.
Using constriction to subdue their prey, they may capture large animals such as tapir, deer, capybara, caiman, crocodiles and Jaguars.
They eat almost anything they can manage to overpower – fish, birds, mammals and other reptiles. Known as the “water boa”, they are capable of surprising speeds both on the surface of the water and under water, but slow on land.ĭiet: Green anacondas are primarily aquatic. Anacondas are the heaviest snake, but the Reticulated python may be longer.īehavior: They are nocturnal and spend much of the time in the water. Females are significantly larger than males. Size: They are among the largest snakes in the world, with recorded measurements of 27-32 feet (8-9.8 m), with average size being 18 feet (5.5 m) can weigh as much as 500 pounds (227 kg) with a diameter of 12 inches ( 30.5 cm). The eyes and nostrils are positioned on the top of the head, enabling them to breathe and to see without exposing their body. Their narrow head (as compared to the rest of the body) has an orange-yellow striping on either side. Description: The primary color of Green anacondas (Eunectes murinus) is olive green, with black blotches running down the body.
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