miércoles, 10 de noviembre de 2010

The Anaconda


ANACONDA

Belonging to the family of boas, the anaconda is probably the largest snake in the world and although much has been exaggerated on their size, they rarely reach more than ten meters. Living near rivers and it is almost impossible to find outside the permanent rivers or ponds in which spent most of the time hovering just dipped his head, a characteristic common in many of the snakes.

Its huge size allows hunting pieces the size of a capybara, which almost swallowed whole and then plunged into a deep slumber product of digestion that can last several days.
Like all representatives of their group, the anaconda is a constrictor species, ie, kill their prey by suffocation, coiling around her body and stopping breathing until they stop moving.Ovoviviparous reproduction, anacondas give birth a lot of kids that can become more than fifty and that, at birth, and measured about one meter.

in the world and its scientific name is "Eunectes murinus.Its diameter is about 30 inches and weighs approximately 200 kilos.Live near rivers and is an excellent swimmer. In fact, it is difficult to find out of the water as it spends most of his time underground, only the head protruding, as his eyes and nostrils are on top of his head.They can stay up to 10 minutes under water.The anaconda snake is not poisonous, it is constricting. This implies that kills its prey by suffocation, screwing with your body and not letting them breathe until they die, or soaking them in water until they drown.

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