![]() ![]() To hunt, it moves its tongue, which is its olfactory organ, connected to Jacobsos’ organ, located in the upper part of the mouth to perceive odoriferous particles, detect sounds, as well as the movement of prey by means of vibrations in the substrate (Place and Abramson 2006). However, its movements are relatively slow, and it moves at a maximum speed of 11.3 km/hour. The anaconda, despite its length and weight, moves with great agility. It has loreal pits and dilatable pupils, making it easy to locate prey in the dark. A skilled hunterįor hunting, it uses the olfactory receptors on its large, black, forked tongue. This circumstance favors breathing and its perception capacity. The eyes appear at the top of the head, as well as the nostrils. On the other hand, the anaconda’s head is triangular, large but narrow. Green Anaconda in Trivandrum Zoo Source: Mithun.M.Das. The tail has a particular design pattern, which is an exclusive drawing for each specimen, as if it were a human fingerprint. There appear a sort of spurs, or remains of their lost locomotive extremities. The entire body is covered with scales, except for the caudal part, near the cloacal area. The large snout is covered by six thick scales, three on each side, which characterizes the genus Eunectes and differentiates them from snakes of the genus boa. The terminal part of the tail has yellow and black patterns, which generally differ from one specimen to another. The color becomes lighter in the belly area. The skin of the green anaconda is dark green, dotted with black and ochre patterns or spots on the sides or flanks. The green anaconda is a notable case of sexual dimorphism, since the female specimen is much larger and heavier than the male, which reaches a length of 4 to 5 m, and a weight that hardly exceeds 35 kg. Specialists point out that the green anaconda rarely lives more than ten years. It is, together with the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius), a major predator of some of the animals of the bush, such as the capybara, chiguiro or capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). It is also found in some Caribbean islands. The anaconda is a species endemic to the Amazon basin, and is widely distributed in the Amazonian regions of Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname. Mauritia Flexuosa: “The tree of life” (Buriti or Moriche palm)ĭistribution of the Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in South America.Cane Toad / Giant Toad (Rhinella marina).The Amazon Rainforest today (XXI Century) Adventurers behind the Lost City of Z: the true story The rubber barons between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Great naturalist scientists in the Amazon Rainforest (18th to 19th centuries) The Utopia of the Earthly Paradise in the Amazon Rainforest Missionaries in the Amazon Rainforest (17th century) The Conquerors and colonizers of the Amazon Rainforest History of the Amazon Rainforest Explorers.▷ Masato: the essential Amazonian drink.Amazonian dishes – Traditional Rainforest Food. ![]()
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