Anaconda-Elephant Killer

Anaconda is a common name for large south American snakes that kill by squeezing prey. Anacondas are among the largest and most powerful snakes in the world. Female anacondas grow bigger than males and can reach enormous size, ranking as the heaviest of all snakes.Anacondas spend much of their time in water.They hunt reptiles and mammals, as well as fish and birds.The biggest anacondas can swallow prey a large as caimans or deer.They rarely attack humans.

The name anaconda is said to come from a Tamil word meaning"elephant killer" originally;y used for pythons in Srilanka.Local names for snakes in south America include the Spanish term Matatoro, meaning "bullkiller" and Native American terms sucuri, yakumama, and jiboia.Anacondas are members of the boa family and are sometimes called water boas. Anacondas are only found in South America east of the Andes.The four species have combined rtangwes from Venezuela south to Argentina.The green anaconda is found through much of the Amazon River basin, as well as in the Orinoco River basin and parts of the Guiana region and on the island of Trinidad.The yellow anaconda is found furthers ,through the Parana andUruguay river basins from Bolivia and Argentina.The dark-spotted or deSshauenseeS Brazil and French Guiana . The Bolivian anaconda is manil;y restricted to Bolivia.

Scientific classification: Anacondas belong to the family boidae. There are four species all in the genus Eunectes.The common anaconda is classified as Eunectes murinus and the yellow anaconda isEunectes notaeus.The dark spotted or de Schauensees anaconda isEunectes deschauensees.