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Snakes
Part of the reptile family there are about 2,400 species of snakes in the world. Snakes live almost everywhere, in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, and lakes. Some species are ground dwellers, others live in trees, and other snakes spend most of their lives in water. This is the place to ask your questions about these cold blooded reptiles.
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people are anacondas enemies, there are rare occasions of medium sized caimans overpowering anacondas, and large caimans such as 20 foot black caimans and jaguars have a chance of turning the tables
Do snakes hibernate in south Africa?
Rattlesnakes are strictly American animals and not found on any other continent. They only occur in North, South and Central America.
Who will win in a fight between jaguar and anaconda?
So anaconda would defeat a full grown jaguar. An anaconda is thick and long enough to kill a crocodile, and an anaconda can kill a jaguar in the water, and the video of the black jaguar killing the anaconda is stated on CBC news that the video was fake, staged, and phony. The anaconda was drugged so the jaguar could win, so thanks to Disney, everyone now thinks a jaguar is stronger than an anaconda.
General information!
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.
What do sword with a snake tattoo represent?
Healing or medicine is represented by a snake or snakes wrapped around a staff or swords. Like on ambulances. This symbol is known as a cadaceus and is associated with Hermes and Aesculapeus. In heraldry it can mean a medical/military family. Some medical regiments use the symbol. Hope this helps. Chris
What is the meaning behind a tattoo with a snake biting its tail?
In Japanese folklore, the tale of a snake hiding WITHIN a lotus represents the poor judgment behind viewing something solely from it's outer appearance.
It shows that, despite the tranquility and beauty of the lotus, within it's petals lies something dangerous.
Where does the yellow anaconda live?
The yellow anaconda lives in south America in venzula about 2 miles away from the domestic anaconda.
What does a green anaconda eat?
Anaconda's spend a lot of time in Water which gives them the name "Water Boa". Many of the water mammals and other species that live around the water bodies, form the prey species. They can eat anything they can overpower & kill including fish, birds, mammals like Tapir, Capybara, Reptiles like Caiman etc. They constrict (squeeze) their prey to kill and then swallow them whole. They usually prefer prey that they can swallow. Large prey like a Buffalo or an Adult Human are impossible to swallow for the Anaconda. So, they don't usually eat them. However, they can easily kill any living animal.
What does a tattoo of a snake around an apple symbolize?
It usually symbolizes the bible story of Adam and Eve...when the Eve listens to the snake and talks Adam into taking a bite of the apple. It can symbolize temptation, betrayal, coersion, sin, etc.
What is the heaviest snake in the world?
That depends on how you define "largest". The longest snake ever caught was a reticulated python measured at 32 feet. The heaviest snake ever caught was a green anaconda measuring 25 fee long and weighting 550 pounds. Anacondas are not quite as long a reticulated pythons, but they are thicker.
How is the habitat of an anaconda?
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 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 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 with a quick strike, 100 rear-facing sharp teeth hold the prey while suffocating it with constriction, (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.
Male anacondas will usually get anywhere from 25-30 ft.
What type of snake is an anaconda?
Anaconda
what it looks like ? One of the largest snakes in the world, the anaconda has been recorded up to a length of 37.5 feet. It is also the heaviest snake in the world at 550 pounds with a 30 cm (12 inch) or more diameter around the center of its body. where it lives ? The anaconda lives in parts of south America. It is usually found in close association with water. what it eats ? Birds, large rodents, crocodiles, anything that goes near the water and they can fit. why is it dangerous ? Anacondas kill by constriction and are not venomous
How big is a green anaconda male?
The Green Anaconda, males are 3 to 4 times smaller then females, 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).
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, 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.
What is the related adjective for snake?
The noun snake has adjective forms snakish, snake-like, and snaky. Only snakish can refer directly to snakes.
also most the same but boas are more friendly pythons are more mean the best boas is a red tail nice to handle and I never got bitten by my boa my python alway try to bit I had a rock python, reta python, and a red-tail boa and anaconda all in the same tank and the only one that never bit me was the red-tail the anaconda was not to friendly
What does a skull and snake tattoo mean?
it means you got a snake and skull tattoo, what did you think it meant?
Which country do anacondas live in?
South America.
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, 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.
What does a knife going through a skull tattoo symbolize?
The knife going through the skull was a very popular tattoo during the 50's and early 60's. The most popular area to place the tattoo in on the inner forearm. There isn't any symbolism behind it other than it looking tough. It was a popular tattoo design of the past and mostly attained by bikers so it could be seen while the rider's arm was stretched out, griping the motorcycle handlebars.
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.
What is the name of the snake in the movie 'The Jungle Book'?
Kaa is the name of the python.
The snake is Kaa.
What is the longest snake in the desert?
It is known as the green anaconda measuring to 25 feet and weighs 500 pounds.
However, anacondas live in the rainforest and not in the desert. There are several species of python that do live in the desert and their lengths are 15-20 feet.
