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 Yellow Anaconda, Eunectes notaeus
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E. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia Common names boas The Boinae are a subfamily of non-venomous boas found in Central and South America Johann Georg Wagler ( March 28, 1800 - August 23, 1832) was a German Herpetologist. beniensis |
Anacondas are several species of aquatic boa inhabiting the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical South America to the East of the Andes, especially in Venezuela. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Yellow Anaconda can be found as far south as northern Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Anacondas with their cryptic nature and acquatic habitats were among the least known snakes despite their large size and charima. In 1992 Dr. Jesus A. Rivas started the first and so far only study on the biology of green anaconda in Venezuela, which has brough green anacondas to be among the best studied species of snakes in the world [1]. Jesús A Rivas (born in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan herpetologist and tropical ecologist and Television correspondent
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Etymology
There are two possible origins for the word 'anaconda. ' The Tamil word anaikondran, which means 'elephant killer'. Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. "lightning-stem. " A name first used in Eng. to name a Ceylonese python, it erroneously was applied to a large S. Amer. boa, called in Brazil sucuriuba. The word is of uncertain origin, and no snake name like it now is found in Sinhalese or Tamil. Another suggestion is that it represents Tamil anaikkonda "having killed an elephant. "|publisher=Douglas Harper|year=2001|accessdate=2007-09-01}} </ref> 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. Common names pythons The Pythonidae are a family of non- Venomous Snakes found in Africa, Asia Local names for the anaconda in South America include the Spanish term matatoro, meaning 'bull killer', and the Native American terms sucuri and yakumama. Anacondas as members of the boa family are sometimes called water boas. The Latin name for Anaconda is Eunectes (from the Greek "Eυνήκτης", meaning "good swimmer").
Size
- See also: Giant anaconda
There is some debate about the maximum size of anacondas, and there have been unverified claims of enormous snakes alleged to be as long as 30–45 m (98. Reports of giant Anaconda date back as far as the discovery of South America when sightings of Snakes upwards of 11 meters (33 4–147. 6 ft). A 1944 petroleum expedition in Colombia claimed to have measured an 11. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. 43 meters (38 ft) specimen; perhaps a more credible report came from scientist Vincent Roth, who claimed to have shot and killed a 10. 3 meters (34 ft) specimen. Based on documented evidence, Anacondas can grow to about 23 feet long.
There are some reports from early explorers of the South American jungles seeing giant anacondas up to 18. This list of explorers is sorted by surname See also the links below. 2 meters (60 ft) long, and some of the native peoples have reported seeing anacondas up to 15. 2 meters (50 ft) long,[1] but these reports remain unverified.
Another claim of an extraordinarily large anaconda was made by adventurer Percy Fawcett. Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867 &ndash presumably 1925 was a British Archaeologist and explorer. During his 1906 expedition, Fawcett wrote that he had shot an anaconda that measured some 18. 9 meters (62 ft) from nose to tail. [2] Once published, Fawcett’s account was widely ridiculed. Decades later, Belgian zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans came to Fawcett's defence, arguing that Fawcett's writing was generally honest and reliable. Bernard Heuvelmans ( October 10, 1916 &ndash August 22, 2001) was a Belgian - French scientist explorer researcher and [3]
Historian Mike Dash wrote of claims of still larger anacondas, alleged to be as long as 30 meters (98 ft) to 45 meters (148 ft) — some of the sightings supported with photos (although those photos lack scale). Mike Dash (born 1963 is a Welsh writer journalist and researcher Dash noted that if a 50–60 ft anaconda strains credulity, then a 150 ft long specimen is generally regarded as an outright impossibility. [4]
Wildlife Conservation Society has, since the early 20th century, offered a large cash reward (currently worth US$50,000) for live delivery of any snake of 30 feet or more in length. The Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS) endeavors to save Wildlife and wild lands though careful use of science conservation around the world education The prize has never been claimed. Also, in a study of 1,000 wild anacondas in Venezuela, the largest captured was 17 feet (5. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the 2 m) long. [5]. In November 2007, an anaconda measuring over 6 m (20 ft) and weighing nearly 200 kg (441 lb) was captured in the backyard of an abandoned house in Paraná, Brazil. Other meanings Paraná Argentina, Paraná River Paraná (paɾaˈna is one of the states of Brazil, |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld [6] However, measuring a snake that is stronger than the person is not an easy task. It has been found that two scientist measuring the same 12 feet plus anaconda independently showed a variation of more than 20% on their measures [2].
In captivity
There have been very few instances of anacondas being bred in captivity. In October 2007, the New England Aquarium in Boston achieved a breakthrough when it was discovered that one of the aquarium's female anacondas was gravid. The New England Aquarium, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is one of the most prominent and popular public aquariums in the United States In Medicine, gravidity refers to the number of times a woman has been Pregnant. [7] On January 1st, 2008, fourteen anaconda babies were born at the New England Aquarium. Anacondas, like other boas, give birth to live young.
Bibliography
- Bernard Heuvelmans (1958). On the Track of Unknown Animals. Hill and Wang. ISBN 0710304986.
References
- ^ Extreme Science: Which is the Biggest Snake?
- ^ Cryptozoology: Sucuriju Gigante, by Aaron Justice
- ^ Section Bernard Heuvelmans
- ^ Dash, Mike Borderlands: The Ultimate Exploration of the Unknown; Overlook Press, 2000 ISBN 0-87951-724-7
- ^ . The Search for the $50,000 Snake
- ^ 440-pound snake found in Brazil house | Video | Reuters.com
- ^ "Mass. aquarium houses pregnant anaconda", Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Inc. , 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid (English)
External links
- Informative page on the research by Dr. Jesus A. Rivas
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eunectes_murinus.html Animal Diversity Web: Eunectes murinus (green anaconda)]
Dictionary
anaconda
-noun
- Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).
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