Anacondas are large, nonvenomous boas found in tropical South America, they are constrictors.
They do both, the prey is acquired by ambushing with a quick strike, 100 rear-facing sharp teeth hold the prey while suffocating it with constriction.
General information!
Anacondas Scientific classification.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Eunectes
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 (6.09 m) long with and average weight of 300+ pounds (136.08+ kg) many reaching lengths of 29ft ( 8.83 m) or more, with a weight of over 550 lbs ( 249.48 kg), in terms of length then and only then will the Reticulated Python exceed the anaconda, the longest python was measured at 33 ft ( 10.05 m) 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 Rainforest in South America which makes them excellent swimmers and are capable of holding their breath for around 15 minutes, female anacondas are generally 3 to 4 times 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 which are about 24 inches (0.6 m) long, they stay with the mother for about and hour then leave to be on their own. 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 with a quick strike, 100 rear-facing sharp teethhold the prey while suffocating it with constriction, (the anaconda is so powerful it generally crushes it's prey) then swallowing it whole and by using it's muscles in a rhythmic fashion it works the food toward its digestive area, the digestion of the anaconda is very slow thereby allowing it to survive without food for well over a year.
Anacondas have around a 10 to 12 year year life span in the wild, in captivity some have reached 20 + years, the biggest threat to it is man and loss of their habitat.
Yes. They squeeze the life out of their prey.
No, anacondas are not venomous. They belong to a variety of snake called "constrictors" because they squeeze(constrict) their prey to death.
they squeeze really tight till the enemy or food stop breathing
I think they are ambush predators and sometimes from the water onto the prey at the waters edge.
Yellow anacondas prey on fish, reptiles, and geese.
Yes. They squeeze the life out of their prey.
No, anacondas are not venomous. They belong to a variety of snake called "constrictors" because they squeeze(constrict) their prey to death.
anacondas do not produce venom they squeeze their prey to death
they squeese you so tight it can breack bones meaning it genraly crushes its prey
All pythons. Kingsnakes, milksnakes, corn snakes, Sometimes anacondas, Boa CONSTRICTORS . Constricting snakes bite their prey and wrap arong it and squeeze breaking its prey's bones and suffocating it. After its prey has died then the snake swallows it whole
Yellow anacondas are prey to caimans and jaguars.
Large black caimans and jaguars prey on green anacondas.
with their mouths
No, anacondas do not warn their prey, if they warned their prey that would give them a head start, the predator will always try to get their meal as easy and quick as possible.
Jaguars and crocodiles prey on anacondas on rare occasions.
anacondas dont do anything,its a snake. it does whatever other snakes do.
The anaconda puts the squeeze on you.