Anaconda Snakes Myth- Revealed

Anaconda snakes extract similar responses frombiggest of these snakes grow up to thirty-five feet,
most of us, a response smeared by hatred, fear andand do not generally cross one hundred and fifty
probably revulsion. The image of this serpent that wekilos when weighed. When bred in captivity, they
carry in our mind is that of a creature that looks viletend to grow to smaller sizes- think about that for a
and is widely known to be monstrous. Apart from amoment!
few of the wealthy and the adventurous ones whoAnother interesting fact is the physical superiority of
want them as pets, most of us prefer to seefemales over males. As a matter of fact, female
anaconda snakes in TV and glossy travel magazinesanacondas have known to grow as much as five
rather than in our homes and at the patio.times longer and heavier than its male counterparts.
The natural habitat if these reptiles are the denseThis is probably one of the extreme cases on
tropical forests in lovely South America. Foundphysical disparity between two sexes of the same
extensively in the Amazon River basin and also otherspecies.
tropical forests, this serpentine creature is worlds oneAnother interesting aspect of these majestic snakes
of the largest snakes.is the way they swallow their preys. These
These snakes are carnivores, and prey a range ofconstrictors have powerful jaws that are loosely
aquatic as well as land based creatures. While fish,hinged to the skulls. While swallowing their preys, the
turtles, frogs, dogs, sheep and deer are its favoritejaws are unhinged, and as a result they can swallow
preys, anaconda snakes are also know to haveconsiderably bigger preys. The preys are always
constricted and swallowed considerably bigger animalsswallowed from their head side to ensure that sharp
like fully grown deer and even jaguars.edges like feathers do not rupture the delicate
Most of us city dwellers harbor perceptual pollutioninternal membrane of the snake digestive system.
and think that anaconda snakes are habituatedDocile creatures they are, such reptiles have been
man-eaters. In reality, it is exactly the opposite. Ifwrongly portrayed as the big, bad guys in novels as
given a chance, these snakes will retreat whenwell as movies. Despite their projected bad guy
confronted, and will attack only as the last desperateimage, this reptiles have been one of the most
act of defense. Anacondas are known to attachfavored pet creatures for the wealthy and the
humans only when cornered, attacked, harmed oradventurous people.
startled.Be it the vast natural expanses of the Amazon or
All anaconda snakes are perceived to be giganticthe glass cage in the zoo, they will inspire the
having length in excess of fifty feet and weighingimagination of people. Long live the king of the
more than two hundred kilograms each. Again, realityAmazon, the anaconda snakes.
has been totally distorted by these myths. The