From the GreenTracks Amazon Herping Tour 10/06 - 10/13, 2018
from Dante Fenolio
Notes from the Amazon No.259: The Common Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is easily the world's heaviest snake. Masses of ~225kg (~500 pounds) have been recorded. Reliable documentation of individuals at 8 or 8.5 meters (~27-28 feet) do exist; however, stories of much larger specimens, of nearly unbelievable lengths, are colorful and common... but mostly unsubstantiated. Anacondas spend the majority of their time in water where they lie in wait of suitable prey, which can be most anything from turtles to birds to mammals, depending upon the size of the snake. The feeding strike is unbelievably swift, and prey are subdued by powerful constricting coils. Despite their shy, retiring nature, these big snakes have been the object of countless lurid television shows and movies. This specimen was photographed in a forest tract along the Amazon River, Loreto, Peru - October 2018.
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