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22. Animals Of The Rainforest Reptile Refuge Society - Snakes - Yellow Anaconda Information, images and links on Reptiles, Amphibians, snakes, Spiders, Lizards, and Turtles. Learn about Iguanas, Caiman, Pythons, tarantulas, herpetology and more, FREE. This anaconda can be found from northern Argentina, Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia and Brazil much as other snakes. They can give a serious bite. The green anaconda has been known http://www.rainforestsearch.com/rrrs/snk_ya.htm

Animals of the RRRS - SNAKES Burmese Python Reticulated Python Rough Green Snake Yellow Anaconda YELLOW ANACONDA (Eunectes notaeus This anaconda can be found from northern Argentina, Paraguay, south-eastern Bolivia and Brazil. Unlike his cousin the Green Anaconda, which can reach over 27 feet (8.1 meters) in length, and have a girth of 44 inches (111.7 cm), the Yellow Anaconda averages 10 - 12 feet (3.3 - 3.6 meters) in length. The habitat of these animals are swamps, marshes, brush covered banks of rivers and streams. Their diet consists of fish, mammals such as agouti and paca, birds, reptiles (mainly young caimans). Known for their disposition, anacondas are not seen in captivity as much as other snakes. They can give a serious bite. The green anaconda has been known to occasionally have killed humans. It is an advantage for these snakes to have nasty temperament, so they are not found in the pet trade very often. The Yellow Anaconda housed at the Rainforest Reptile Refuge Society Created by Dynaserve For site problems, contact the

23. New England Reptile Distributors, Designer Ball Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, An Information on the housing, handling, and medical problems of these snakes in captivity. http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareGConda.html

The Most Extensive Collection of Ball Python Mutations in Captivity NERD Herpetocultural Library Name: Green Anaconda Scientific name: Eunectes murinus AKA: "Water boa" General Information Distribution Wild Status As South American rainforests and floodplains are cleared for agriculture, ranching and development this snake loses much of its habitat. While an uncommon animal through much of its range during the wet season (November - March), high concentrations of anacondas may occur during the breeding & wet (April - October) seasons. Green anacondas are CITES Appendix II animals, and widely used for skins, "medicines" and various other novelties in South American markets. Description Size Neonates approximately 27" - 34"+/-. Females average 16+', males average 8' - 10' adult size. Record size for the green anaconda is 37.5 feet.

24. Anaconda Book Titles; Anacondas, Boas, Pythons, And Anacondas, Tales Of Giant Sn Anacondas are the second largest snakes in the world, with a very powerful history and story that will literly take your breath away! Anacondas (snakes). http://www.planet-pets.com/bookanac.htm

Anaconda Books at Planet Wildlife Anaconda Book Titles; Anacondas, Boas, Pythons, and Anacondas, Tales of Giant Snakes : A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons. Each book has a review. Books are available in hardcover, paperback or both. When you decide to purchase a book click the button at the end of the review and it will take you directly to Amazon.com. There you will find the price of the book and instructions on how to order it. We can locate hard to find books too. For auto-notification of new books about anacondas. Anacondas (Animals of the Rain Forest) by Christy Steele This is a very good book. Very excellent literature and easy to understand. Anacondas are the second largest snakes in the world, with a very powerful history and story that will literly take your breath away! Buy this book and now! LIBRARY BINDING Hiking the Anaconda : Pintler Wilderness by Mort Arkava This book is a comprehensive guide to the trails of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness of southwestern Montana. 48 hikes are described in detail in addition to sketch maps and photographs. A 60 mile long segment of the Continental Divide Trail traversing the wilderness is featured. A variety of trails are offered including short day hikes and more extended loops and shuttle hikes are available. This is the only book describing the area. PAPERBACK National Geographic Book of Mammals HARDCOVER Tales of Giant Snakes : A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons by John C. Murphy, Robert W. Henderson

25. Anaconda Snake anaconda Snake. The anaconda or water boa is one of the largest and most powerful snakes in the world, and the largest in the western hemisphere. http://www.manbir-online.com/snakes/anaconda.htm

Sorry, your browser doesn't suppor Java. Anaconda Snake Eunectes murinus Family Boidae ANACONDA, common name for a large South American snake of the boa family. The anaconda or water boa is one of the largest and most powerful snakes in the world , and the largest in the western hemisphere. It kills its prey by constriction, or squeezing. The reptile is found in the rivers of the Guianas and Brazil. The female anaconda gives birth to living young. Average length is 20 ft. Average diameter is 12 in. Average weight is 330 lb. (148.5 kg.) The anaconda lives in rain forests and river systems of the Amazon; it prefers swamps and sluggish streams. Its diet is aquatic and amphibious animals, mammals, fish, caiman, birds, ducks, and turtles. The anaconda is an excellent swimmer, but it also climbs on branches to dry off. . It is easily angered. It uses the water to rapidly escape predators and to conceal itself while searching for food. More Pics Snake Gallery Management of Snake Bite Snakes - Some Facts ... Snake structure Search WWW Search www.manbir-online.com

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Snakes: Quiz This website was developed by Kyle, Chris, and Fyodor during the 2002 - 2003 school year when they were in the fifth grade. Home Page Anaconda Snake Black Rat Snake Copperhead Snake ... Rockburn HomePage 1. What is the strongest snake in the world? Anaconda Snake Copperhead Snake Adult Brown Snake 2. How much food do Anaconda's eat a day? Up to 100 pounds Up to 10 pounds Up to 40 pounds 3. How long can a black rat snake grow? 2 feet long 8 feet long 43 feet long 4. How many eggs does a black rat snake usually lay? 20 to 30 4 to 8 10 to 14 5. What family does the copperhead snake belong to? pit viper family cobra family poisonous family 6. What direction do a copperhead's pupils point? vertical horizontal they have no pupils 7. How does a parrot snake frighten its predators? rattles its tale recoils and opens its mouth hisses 8. What population does a parrot snake help keep in balance? reptile lizard amphibian 9. Where do female racer snakes deposit there eggs? mammal burrows under rocks in the water under the lillies in tree trunks 10. Why are racer snakes difficult to catch?

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31. The Anaconda Snake Learn all about the anaconda snake! Like most snakes the upper and lower jaw of the anaconda are loosely attached so they can swallow their prey whole. http://allsands.com/Science/Animals/anacondasnake_vdi_gn.htm

The anaconda snake bodyOffer(3736) Anacondas are olive green with large, round black spots along the length of their body. It has two light longitudinal stripes on its head and is variable in color, as well as size. Anacondas live throughout tropical South American, east of the Andes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins and in the Guianas. It can also be found in the north in Trinidad. The anaconda is the most aquatic of the boas. It is hardly ever found far from water, with sluggish or still waters being their preference. In most cases swamps are the anacondas favorite haunt. These snakes have fixed hunting grounds and they generally live alone although they have, from time to time, been seen in groups. Anacondas are nocturnal, resting during the day in shallow water or sunbathing on low branches over water. On land theses creatures are sluggish but in water they can swim rapidly. It is not uncommon to see an anaconda floating motionless in water while they allow the current to carry them down stream. Although few observations of the breeding cycle of the anaconda have been made, studies in captivity show that the males are aroused by the scent of the females. When courting the male will move along side the female while flicking his tongue over her until his head is resting over her neck until mating is complete. Since anacondas are viviparous it is not unusual for 20 to 100 young to be born in the early part of each year. Baby anacondas are 2 to 3 feet long. It is no surprise that such a large and malevolent looking creature has been the subject of folklore and fallacy. Although little evidence has been found to support many of the anaconda’s feats, it remains branded today as a snake with man-eating habits.

32. The UnMuseum - Big Snakes Like all snakes, the anaconda is carnivorous. Do large snakes like the python and the anaconda eat people? Occasionally such attacks are recorded in the wild. http://www.unmuseum.org/bigsnake.htm

Big Snakes The largest-known snake in the world is the Anaconda, or Eunectes murinus , of South America. It holds the world's record for size with one specimen, encountered by petroleum geologist in eastern Columbia in the 1944, measuring 37 1/2 feet in length. Somewhere deep in the southern swamps do they grow bigger? According to Colonel Percy H. Fawcett , a former British Army officer, surveyor and adventurer in the early 1900's, they do: We were drifting easily along on the sluggish current not far below the confluence of tigor and the Rio Negro when almost under the bow there appeared a triangular head and several feet of undulating body. It was a giant anaconda. I sprang for my rifle as the creature began to make its way up the bank, and hardly waiting to aim smashed a .44 soft-nosed bullet into its spine, ten feet below the wicked head. At once there was a flurry of foam, and several heavy thumps against the boat's keel, shaking us as though we had run on a snag... Fawcett describes how they stopped and examined the body. Though he had no ruler, he guessed the length of the creature at sixty-two feet with a twelve-inch diameter. "Such large specimens as this may not be common, but the trails in the swamps reach a width of six feet and support the statements of Indians and rubber pickers that the anaconda sometimes reaches an incredible size dwarfing that shot by me. The Brazilian Boundary Commission told me of one exceeding eighty feet in length!"

33. The Living Edens "Manu" -- Fauna: Reptiles anaconda Snake Found in the tropical rain forests of the Amazon, the anaconda snake (Eunectes murinusis) one of the largest snakes in the world. http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/reptiles.htm

Black Caiman Related to the extinct dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era 200 million years ago, the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is a top predator in the Amazon. The back caiman resembles the alligator and can grow as long as 20 feet (6 m) in length. This reptile often hunts animals drinking water along a cocha's shoreline. Once an animal is targeted, the black caiman will typically grab the prey by its head or legs and proceed to drown it by pulling the unfortunate creature into the water. The caiman's diet includes fish, capybaras, deer, and other mammals in the Amazon region. Male and female caimans mate in water. A female then lays as many as 60 eggs in a nest mound located on the shoreline. With the help of their mother, baby caimans hatch in three months and start feeding on insects. As they grow larger, the young gradually begin feeding on fish and later mammals. The black caiman was nearly hunted to extinction for its skin. In fact in the last century, hunting has reduced the caimen population by 99%. This creature is now found only in remote regions of the Amazon, such as in the Manu River. Other variations of caiman that live in Manu include the smaller white caiman (Caiman crocodilus) and the rare Schneider's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus).

34. Anaconda Printout- EnchantedLearning.com The anaconda is the biggest snake in the world. Anatomy Like all snakes, anacondas are coldblooded; they are the same temperature as the environment. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Anacondacoloring.shtml

Join Enchanted Learning Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year (transaction via PayPal Other Amount (transaction via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. Snake Printouts EnchantedLearning.com Anaconda Animal Printouts Label Me! Printouts The anaconda is the biggest snake in the world. Also known as the Water Boa, this giant, meat-eater lives in swampy areas of tropical (warm) South America. It spends a lot of time in shallow water, hidden from unsuspecting prey. Anacondas are related to boa constrictors. They give birth to live young; 20 to 40 baby snakes are born at one time. Anatomy : Like all snakes, anacondas are cold-blooded; they are the same temperature as the environment. They continue to grow all their lives, getting bigger and bigger each year. The longest anaconda ever found was 37.5 feet (11.4 m) long, there are probably even bigger anacondas that have not been seen. Anacondas are greenish-brown with a double row of black oval spots on the back and smaller white markings on the sides. Their scaly skin glistens but is dry is to the touch. The nostrils are on top of the snout, letting the snake breathe easily when it is in the water. It smells with its tongue. It has no fangs. Hunting and Diet : Anacondas are carnivores (meat-eaters). They mostly hunt at night (they are nocturnal). Anacondas kill by constricting (squeezing) the prey until it can no longer breathe. Sometimes they drown the prey. Like all snakes, they swallow the prey whole, head first. The anaconda's top and bottom jaws are attached to each other with stretchy ligaments, which let the snake swallow animals wider than itself. Snakes don't chew their food, they digest it with very strong acids in the snake's stomach. Anacondas eat pigs

35. Snake Printouts - AllAboutNature.com Some snakes (like boas and the anaconda) kill their prey by squeezing it to death. snakes anaconda The biggest snake in the world. Boa http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/printouts.shtml

Become a member of Enchanted Learning. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card $20.00/year (transaction via PayPal Other Amount (transaction via PayPal As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. EnchantedLearning.com Animal Printouts Go to Online Animal Coloring Pages A B C D ... Animal Report Graphic Organizers Click on an animal to go to that printout. For the top 25 printouts, click here Snake Printouts Snakes are a large group of reptiles; there are over 2,000 different species of snakes alive today. Snakes live in a variety of land and water habitats. The most snakes and the largest snakes are found in tropical rainforests . Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica . There are no snakes native to Hawaii, Iceland, Ireland, or New Zealand. Anatomy : Snakes have a long, narrow body and scaly skin. They have no eyelids, no external ear openings, and no legs (although a few snakes, like boas and pythons, have vestigial hind legs). As they grow, snakes shed their old skin and the film that covers their eyes. Like other reptiles, snakes are cold-blooded. Diet : Snakes are carnivores (meat-eaters). They eat

36. Anaconda (snake), Common Name For Large South American Snakes Of The Boa Family Welcome to Sharon, Kiah and Relisha’s Wonderful snakes, if you didn t know about an anaconda, Python, King Cobra, you will learn about them today. http://www2.edc.org/sciencequest/2001/SQ0110323/

Sharon Kiah and Relisha’s Wond er ful Sn a kes Welcome to Sharon, Kiah and Relisha’s Wonderful Snakes, if you didn't know about an Anaconda, Python, King Cobra, you will learn about them today. The King’s aggressive reputation and its lethal defenses have inspired people to view its powers as godlike. In India and Southeast Asia, societies have long revered cobras and king cobras and placed them at the center of their most sacred rites. THE PYTHON THE ANACONDA THE COBRA

37. Anaconda usual. A skin of a freshly killed anaconda may stretch a full 30% in length, as in all snakes, while being tanned. This ability http://www.wf.net/~snake/anaconda.htm

GET YOUR Optimized for E-mail Bayou Bob! snake@wf.net P.O. Box 1655 D Weatherford, Texas 76086 Anaconda The movie version of this largest of all snakes is awesome and terrifying! Viewers will attest that this frightening screen action confirms their worst nightmares about killer snakes. On this web site, we would like to share some direct information about the real snake. Still quite impressive as predators go and quite potentially capable of taking a full grown adult homosapiens for breakfast! The Anaconda is in the boa family and the largest is the Eunectes murin us. Like most snakes it has suffered greatly from much exaggeration and scary folklore. It seems that the longest specimen on record is a 9+ meter snake at a little over 37 feet in strong squeezing length. Travelers' diaries and notes often refer to 40 foot individuals and references to foot monsters have actually been made, but likely never confirmed. The name seems to be derived from the South American Indian word combinations referencing

38. Somni-Forum -> Anaconda Snake Posts More Than 500 Member No. 277 Joined 5December 02 Karma 2, I had a small (6 feet) anaconda in around 1970 , it and a few other snakes ,( 2 rattle http://opium.poppies.org/show.php/act/ST/f/2/t/6955

The Somni-Forum   Welcome Guest ( Log In Register Somni-Forum The Opium Den ... General Discussions Help Search Members Calendar Pages: (2) Go to first unread post Anaconda Snake Next Oldest Next Newest Track this topic Email this topic ... Anunnaki Astronaut Posted: Dec 4 2003, 02:12 PM Somni-Forum Regular Grow Zone 6 Group: Somniphiles Posts: 196 Member No.: 1533 Joined: 22-October 03 Karma: One of the real "live" Green Anacondas used in the movie ANACONDA became gravid. Through one of my contacts, I was offered a pair of the resulting offspring (one is pictured below). Generally, Green Anacondas are vicious and are difficult to keep as pets. The male and female I received from my contact are tame, which is highly unusual. They are now feeding on anything from large rabbits to young goats. Ben S. Tucson, AZ wart Posted: Dec 4 2003, 02:30 PM Gone to Pod Unknown Grow Zone Group: Somniphiles Posts: More Than 500 Member No.: 277 Joined: 5-December 02 Karma: 2 I had a small (6 feet) anaconda in around 1970 , it and a few other snakes ,( 2 rattle snakes) went to the zoo with my cayman after i came home from work to find my wife trapped on top of the washing machine and my 7 foot cayman out of its swimming pool and hissing and snapping at her .lmao I thought it was funny but she did not. so off to the zoo they went.We have a few large lizards now , but allthe snakes are under 5 feet and non posionous.and no more cayman , Posted: Dec 4 2003, 04:28 PM

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PHOTOVALET (tm) Enter search term Animals-Herpetiles: Reptiles; Snakes - terrestrial and aquatic, Volume 1, Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT T his page contains samples from our picture files on Snakes . These images are intended to communicate the sense of awe and wonder I have for these amazing beings. Let us all do what we can to protect their ability to survive and thrive in the wild. These images are available for licensing in any media. For Pricing, General Guidelines, and Delivery information click here . You may contact us thru email or by phone for more information on the use of these pictures, and any others in our files not shown here. You may also use our search engine PHOTOVALET (tm) to find other images not found on this page. Please do not ask us or email us for free use of these images or for free information! Unfortunately we can not help with specific questions related to the care, feeding, or extermination of these animals. We recommend having a sense of awe, wonder, and reverence, for these fascinating animals in such a way that we respect and honor their existence. Our Snake images can be linked to as follows: Snakes Volume 1

40. Giant Anaconda Pictures And Information, Photographs, Snakes, Serpentes . . . . About this snake anaconda. One The anaconda, like all snakes, reproduces sexually and has internal fertilization. The http://www.photovault.com/Link/Animals/Reptiles/Snakes/Species/Anaconda.html

Giant Anaconda Eunectes murinus Distribution: South America, tropical streams Habitat: African Rock Python Click on any of the thumbnail images below to view an enlarged photo . . . . . About this snake: Anaconda The mating period for anacondas usually lasts from April to May. The anaconda, like all snakes, reproduces sexually and has internal fertilization. The female is usually inactive during mating season and does not move around, but waits for the males to seek her out. Although this does not seem necessary for breeding to take place, there are usually 2 to 12 males curled around one female. This is known as a breeding ball. Once in this position the snakes will stay for up to 2 to 4 weeks with the males wrestling for the privilege of mating with the female. The young are born live, usually in litters of 20 to 40, however it is possible for the litter to be as large as 100. The babies are about 2 feet long and will often refuse food for the first several months after birth. To find more images on PHOTOVAULT.com please use our search engine:

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