The Anaconda

Belonging to the family of boas, the anaconda is a snake-like water; lives in the swamps and rivers of tropical South America, spends most of the time submerged, only the head protruding. It is the biggest and strongest snake in the world and although always exaggerate on their size, they rarely reach more than ten meters. There are four species: green anaconda (up to 10 meters, a diameter of 30 cm and 250 kg), yellow, dark and Bolivia.

They are carnivorous, feeding on rodents, deer, fish, turtles, birds, sheep and dogs. It is noteworthy that the prey are eaten whole (head to toe) and can feed on animals much larger than the size of your mouth, the jaw has a great flexibility. The anaconda kills its prey by suffocation, coiling around her body and stopping breathing until you stop moving.

Being ovoviviparous reproduction, light up a lot of young (can become more than fifty) and at birth are about a meter. His eyes and nostrils are at the top of the head, allowing them to breathe and watch the dam while the rest of your body is submerged in water. His remarkable muscular build is for killing prey by drowning, so they have no venom. They also have teeth that used to drive the victim and plunge into the water.

There is evidence that the anaconda can kill humans, however, this situation occurs very rarely. Most people kill anacondas for fear of being attacked, however, when these species feel the human presence around an area, tend to escape. Among other features of anacondas, which are nocturnal included. In addition, they can remain submerged in water for about 10 minutes. The anaconda is a snake incredible, and with good reason has led to the big screen more than once.