ANACONDA

NativetoSouth America.

Jozef Swallow
 WHATSPECIES ITIS? AND
SHAPEANDCOLOUR
TheAnacondaisa
verylargesnakefromthefamily
ofreptiles.Itgrowsto
about10meterslong and is
oftenbrownwithblackspots.
 INTERESTINGADAPTATIONSAND

WHAT IT EATS
Theanacondalikesto Normally it eats fish,
eitherbeinwateror near it deer,crocodilesand
because itcan occasionallyhumans.
camouflageitselfbest
there.

It willwaitfor
itspraytocome
pastandattack.
 HABITAT
TheAnacondawillusually
hideunderfallendown
treesor logs.
Itwilloccasionally hide on
land under leaves or
behind a rock in the river.
 HOW MANY
ARELEFTANDEXTINCTORNOT
TheAnacondais
notendangered.Nobodyknows
exactlyhow manyareleftbut
they think there
areabout8,000 to 10,000left
in thewild.
 ORGANIZATIONS
There are
noorganizationssetupto
protecttheanaconda.
Buttherearesmall
organizationssetupin
eachvillagetostopthe
anacondasandother
snakescomingin.
 BREEDING ANDPREDATORS

Anacondasusually breed TheAnacondahasonly

between April and May.
The female carries the
eggs until they hatch.
Shethen gives birth to
live babies.
twoknownpredators
they are human and
crocodiles.
 INTERESTING FACTS

Theanacondaisthebiggestandlonges
tsnakeinthe world.
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