MYTHS ABOUT ANACONDAS

 





At the first thought of the anaconda snake,it brings fear,hatred and even revulsion.....the ancaonda snake is the second largest snake in the world next to the reticulated  python.......here are some comoomon myths about this monstrous snake

#Myth 1 The Anaconda is a gigantic snake

Remember the movie??? Gosh it was soo scarcy when I watched it.....the snakes were really big and long...anyways in reality although the snakes are really gigantic, they are not as long as 50 feet and neither does it weigh 200 kilograms......most anacondas weigh like a 150 kilos and almost make it as far as 30 feet in lenght

#Myth 2 Anacondas are Mythical creatures

This serpent is by no means a mythical creature. It is often the giant anaconda that is regarded as a mythical creature. Anacondas are from a family of snakes that grow about 30 feet in length. But over the last century there have been several reports by locals, researchers and explorers of sighting a snake whose length exceeds 60 feet

There have been several unconfirmed reports by locals in the Amazon region of seeing a big snake as long as 50 feet. These claims were backed up by Major Percy Fawcett's account of him killing a 62-foot long snake in 1907 somewhere in Brazil. According to him, he didn't think it was necessary to bring the snake back to civilization.

In 1995, a researcher claimed to have seen a snake whose eyes were spaced 12-inch apart. She never saw the length of the snake but concluded that it must be a pretty huge snake. Other stories have put the length of the reptile from amazon at 150 feet. However, no report of sighting the giant anaconda has ever been confirmed. It is for this reason the giant anaconda is considered a mythical creature.

#Myth 3 Anacondas are MAN Eaters!!!!

These snakes are carnivorous in nature. They feed on wide a range of aquatic and terrestrial creatures with turtles, dogs, frogs, fish, sheep and deer being their favorite prey. They also have the ability to swallow bigger animals like jaguars and even man.

The perception that Anacondas are habituated man-eaters is wrong. They have been observed to attack humans only when attacked, startled or harmed. They prefer to retreat in face of confrontation and attack only as a last option of self-defense.

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