It takes a lot of time and all the time you will need to lie very still.Ĩ. Then the snake will begin to swallow you further. After you are examined by the snake, it will start to swallow your feet – Anaconda always starts with the feet. Firmly squeeze the legs and keep your arms to the body.Ħ.
If you are attacked by an anaconda, do not run. (Excerpt from the guidelines for the members of the Peace Corps, working in the Amazon jungle)ġ.
What to do if you were attacked by an anaconda? After a big meal they can live without food for months.Īlthough the anaconda spends much of its time in water, it may also crawl on land and even climb into trees to catch birds.Īnacondas – members of the boa constrictor family They can open their mouths wide enough to fit around an entire goat. Sometimes they attack bigger animals as well, such as jaguars. This snake eats fish, caimans, birds, turtles, wild pigs, other snakes. They also like to drown their victims before eating them. Anacondas usually hunt at night.Īnacondas hide and wait for something tasty to come by and then make a surprise attack. They coil their powerful bodies around the prey and squeeze it tighter and tighter – until the animal can no longer breathe.
That means that they kill their victims by squeezing them. This animal is not poisonous.Īnacondas are members of the boa constrictor family of snakes. They like to live alone and are rather shy. They are very well camouflaged and aren’t easily seen. Anaconda is one of the longest and heaviest snakes in the world.Īnacondas live in the Amazon jungles of South America near rivers, lakes and swamps.
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