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The question what is the biggest snake can be confusing, the biggest as far as girth (largest being measured at 44 inches or 1,1176 m) is the Green Anaconda, on average anacondas are more then 20 ft long many reaching lengths of 29ft or more, with a weight of over 550 lbs, in terms of length then and only then will the Reticulated Python exceed the anaconda, the longest python was measured at 33ft but even this python can't match the total mass of the anaconda.
Anacondas are members of the Boidae family of reptiles and spend most of their time in rivers and swamps of the Amazon in South America which makes them excellent swimmers and are capable of holding their breath for around 15 minutes, female anacondas are generally larger then the males and bear their young live and are called "Neonates", the number of young varies, some have produced 100 babies, but the average is between 20 to 40 babies. Diet consist of (depending on the size of the anaconda, the larger the snake the larger the prey) large/small rodents like capybaras, also pigs, caiman, jaguars, deer, dogs, birds even fish and is acquired by ambushing and constricting it's prey (the anaconda is so powerful it generally crushes it's prey) then swallowing it whole, the digestion of the anaconda is very slow thereby allowing it to survive without food for well over a year.
Anacondas have around a 30 year life span and the biggest threat to it is man and loss of their habitat.
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What are snakes that are bigger than python?
A green anaconda
Could a green anaconda kill a child?
A green anaconda can kill things much bigger and stronger than a child. They can even kill jaguars.
What are the characteristics of a anaconda?
The yellow anaconda is yellow and has black spots. It is much smaller than the green anaconda.
What is the difference between green anaconda and anaconda?
There are many Boa species and the Anaconda is one of them. It's alternative name is 'Water Boa'.
What are the characteristics of a yellow anaconda?
The yellow anaconda is yellow and has black spots. It is much smaller than the green anaconda.
Is Anaconda stronger than a shark?
It depends on how big the anaconda or crocodile is. A nile river crocodile fighting a black anaconda will win easily by crunching it to death. A giant green anaconda fighting an Indus crocodile will win by crushing its body to death.
Are pythons bigger than a green anaconda?
Green anacondas grow much larger and stronger than yellow anacondas. Yellow anacondas are 10 to 15 ft long, and weigh 40 to 80 pounds. Green anacondas are 20 to 30 ft long, and weigh 200 to 550 pounds.
How much longer is anaconda than a python?
On average, the green anaconda is 2 ft longer than the reticulated python.
How much does a baby anaconda weigh at birth?
It depends if your talking about a green anaconda that will weigh a lot more than a yellow anaconda
Which is more deadly a cobra or an anaconda?
Although an anaconda is bigger than a cobra: one ounce of a cobra's venom can kill more than 20 adults. Anaconda is less deadly
Are boa constictors the laghest in the world?
An Anaconda snake (also a constrictor) is bigger than a boa constrictor.
What do you call a female anaconda?
Green Anaconda. A member of the boa family, South America's green anaconda is, pound for pound, the largest snake in the world. Females are significantly larger than males.
