Anacondas (local names: Jibóia and Sucuri) are four species of aquatic boa inhabiting the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical South America. The Yellow Anaconda can be found as far south as Argentina.
There are two possible origins for the word 'anaconda': It is perhaps an alteration of the Sinhalese word 'henakanday', meaning 'whip snake', or alternatively, the Tamil word 'anaikondran', which means 'elephant killer', as early Spanish settlers in South America referred to the anaconda as 'matatoro', or 'bull killer'. It is unclear how the name originated so far from the snake's native habitat; it is likely due to its vague similarity to the large Asian pythons.
Two species are well-known:
The Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus, from the Greek "ευνήκτης, eunectes", meaning "good swimmer"), which has been reliably reported in the 9 meter range (30 feet) in length (although most are considerably smaller). Although shorter than the longest recorded species, the Reticulated Python, it is considerably heavier. In fact, it is the heaviest snake species in existence: it can weigh 250 kg (551 pounds) and have a diameter of more than 30 cm (11.8 inches), but zoologist Johnathan Wright notes that average weight is about 126-150kg (about 275-330lbs), though specimens in captivity are generally smaller. Females average 6.7-7.9m (22-26ft) in length, while males average 3-4m (12-16ft). These are found mainly in northern South America, in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, northern Bolivia, northeast Peru, Guyana, and the Nariva Swamp in Trinidad where they are known as "Huille" (pronounced Wheel).
The Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), which reaches a relatively smaller average adult length of 3 metres (9.8 feet). These live further south in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, western Brazil, and northeast Argentina.
The two lesser-known species are:
The Dark-Spotted or Deschauense's Anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei) found in northeast Brazil.
The Bolivian Anaconda (Eunectes beniensis) found in Bolivia, which was only identified in 2002 by Lutz Dirksen, and is still being studied.
2007-01-11 17:48:48
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answered by Rags 2
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Real Life Anaconda
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes Anaconda snake exist in real life. In India we are seeing Azgar. Anaconda is larger than Azgar.
2007-01-11 17:53:10
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answered by ashraf khan 1
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Yes.it is the largest snake.Simmilarly Pythons are like anaconda.It is often misunderstood that anaconda are the longest snake.but pythons are larger than the anaconda in length. Anaconda is found in Amazon basin in South America.Pythons are found in India,Africa and indonasia
2007-01-12 05:05:38
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answered by aman_atal_007 2
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Yes anacondas really exist. There are also other snakes that can reach large sizes such as a rock python and reticulated pythons.
2007-01-11 17:41:56
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answered by T 4
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Anacondas are from South America, the Amazon basin, I think. They get very large.
2007-01-11 17:42:38
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answered by Susan M 7
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yes anacondas are real snakes
2007-01-12 08:22:09
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answered by hill bill y 6
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Yes,Anaconda does exists.But they are not as large as shown in the films.
2007-01-11 17:44:24
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answered by vanpandy 4
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Sure do. They get pretty long and large too. Put anaconda into your address bar and see.
2007-01-11 17:41:25
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, but Hollywood films exaggerate quite a bit!
2007-01-11 18:10:24
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answered by fdm215 7
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