Anaconda snake

     They belong to the boas family. It is also known as "the water boa". It has been exaggerated enough on the subject of its size, but usually do not exceed 10 meters, sometimes reaching 12 meters.

The anaconda is the largest snake in the world and its scientific name is that of "eunectes murinus". Its diameter is around 30 centimeters and it weighs approximately 200 kilos.

She lives near river courses and is an excellent swimmer. In fact, it is difficult to find it out of the water since it spends most of its time submerged, only showing its head, since its eyes and nostrils are on the top of its head.

They can stay up to 10 minutes under water. The anaconda is not a poisonous snake, it is a constrictor. This means that it kills its prey by suffocating, twisting it with their body and not letting it breathe, until they die, or submerging them in the water until they drown.

Once they kill their prey, they swallow it completely. The digestion process can last several days, even if the prey is very large it can reach two weeks. Meanwhile, the anaconda, will be in lethargy. The digestive muscular contractions are so strong that it can be heard how, inside the snake, the bones of its prey are being crushed. He rarely moves until he digests what he swallows and feels hungry again.

Anacondas are carnivorous animals. Their diet is based on large rodents, fish, frogs, birds and other aquatic reptiles. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous. Its gestation lasts about 6 months and has litters of between 20 and 50 offspring, although sometimes it is a larger number.