does anaconda exist?

Question

my sister said that anaconda doesnt exist, while my brother said that it did exist. i don noe which 1 is true.

Answer 1

There are some good answers her and some misguiding.
The anaconda is generally known for the size and temperment. Both are correct. It can grow in excess of 30 ft and it is not generally a nice snake. They are mean by nature, but captive raised specimens can become docile, or tame.
They come from South America and three known species exsist. The most common being the green anaconda, the largest of the group.
They are not related to boas; they are boas, and as such, are related to pythons.
The name "anaconda" translates to "cow killer", not "elephant eater". There are no elephants naturally occurring in South America. And even the largest anaconda could not eat an elephant.
The green anaconda is the worlds heaviest snake, but the longest. That title goes to the reticulated python of Asia.
Thanks to Hollywood and some wild thinking producers, the anaconda is feared to grow many times reality and can produce havoc.
Such is not the case. They are not fast moving people hunting, snakes. They are really no different than any other snake in that respect.
They can, and do eat monkeys, caimen, and other animals, sometimes, yes, humans, too. But generally, they shy away from us.

Answer 2

The ones in the movies measure near 100 ft. Anacondas are real snakes in the wild being born at near 2 ft and within 5 to 6 years reaching up to 32ft at the longest. They are the largest snake over all and dwell mostly in the rivers of south america. An anaconda has never been historically recorded to kill a person EVER although there is one snake that measures longer than the anaconda it doesnt get quite as heavy. It is called a reticulated python getting up to 35 ft. It has been recorded to kill people in several occasions.

Answer 3

Anacondas do exist and can grow up to 20 feet long in the wild.

Answer 4

<----- yes anacondas do exist this is a picture of my baby yellow anaconda lukily these only have a top length of maybee 15 feet the green speciese does get much bigger but still usually only averages 20 - 24 foot though lengths over 30 arent too much a stretch

Answer 5

Wat kind of Dumb Question, is this Yes an anaconda exists even if u dont care bout snakes, i think yall talkin bout anacondas from movies those are fake but there are real ancondas which can wigh up to 600+ pounds and and grows up to 28+feet, but due to people killing them for their skin, they only live for like 20 years, but can like 40+ years if allowed and which get up to 16-22 feet, before they are killed by those damn poachers and snakes skin sellers, not even near how big they can get, and yes anacondas exist, and dont ask this question again go to yahoo images or google and type in anaconda and tell me if you dont see real images of the anaconda. but the one from those movie like Anaconda Hunt for the blood Orchid are fake

Answer 6

anacondas do exist! several vareities, no they dont get 100 feet long and hunt humans on purpose. they can get from 15 to 30 feet ( from what studies have found in wild and captive breeds) and is the second longest snake to be recorded next to the reticulated python. they are, however, the heaviest

Answer 7

Anacondas are real. They live in South America. But the anacondas from the movies are not real if that is what you are wondering.

Answer 8

Anacondas as a species do exist, I doubt that they get as big as in the movies though.

Answer 9

yea anacondas exist, the movies are dramatizations of how big or agressive they can get, but they can grow up to 20+ feet long, and up to a foot in width.

i watch the discovery channel :P

Answer 10

anacoda's and boa constrictors definitely exist, there have been so many documentaries on animal planet etc. the largest recorded anaconda is 30 feet! do a search on the internet, u'll find lots of interesting pics and info to prove to ur sister.