Anyone know about anacondas?

BagnaraSnakes16 · 06-23-13, 07:28 PM

pet anaconda dilema

I saw this link trying to do research on these beautiful monsters...from what I hear though is they can be more docile then Burmese and retics. Anyone have any info or opinions they'd like to share?!

Amadeus · 06-23-13, 07:36 PM

I think more people into giants should keep them. Or at least learn about them.

marvelfreak · 06-23-13, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BagnaraSnakes16

pet anaconda dilema

I saw this link trying to do research on these beautiful monsters...from what I hear though is they can be more docile then Burmese and retics. Anyone have any info or opinions they'd like to share?!

Did you noticed the date on that post was 2008?

As for them being more docile the Burmese and Retics i say total BS. I have a three year old Yellow that is totally fine in the cage but freaks out if you take him out. From what i seen and heard from other keepers they just are intrusting and can be very moody. Not to say they all are but most. If you own one it's not if you will get bit but when and how many times. Mine tends to be a repeat biter. he never bites just once but twice some times he even give you a third one.

I got mine at a month old and he will be three next month. Here's a on going thread i update every few months on him.
http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/gener...-anaconda.html

BagnaraSnakes16 · 06-23-13, 08:10 PM

I've heard greens can become very docile though. Watching YouTube videos on them one yet to see one strike at the owner

marvelfreak · 06-23-13, 08:18 PM

Then you haven't seen this video.

BagnaraSnakes16 · 06-23-13, 08:20 PM

Holy **** that made me jump lol

marvelfreak · 06-23-13, 08:22 PM

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Holy **** that made me jump lol

First time i saw that i jumped so far back i broke the chair i was sitting in.

BagnaraSnakes16 · 06-23-13, 08:35 PM

That didn't look like an anaconda though lol

Herpophiliac972 · 06-23-13, 08:48 PM

These are simply fascinating animals in my opinion. I do not know much on captive animals, but I have researched wild ones for many years. The scientific name for the green anaconda is Eunectes murinus. They are found primarily in swamps and flooded forests in South America, especially in the Amazon basin. They eat fish, reptiles, mammals, and even birds. These snakes have been known to take down caimans. There are authenticated reports of them killing humans. Though they can easily kill a man, they are unlikely to be able to consume them (except for children). They can unhinge their jaws to great size, but are unable to get over our shoulders, as they are too wide. It is thought it might be possible if the snake swallowed sideways, however. Considering this, they have few enemies, other than humans, allowing them to usually live out their approximately twenty year lifespan. They grow at an average of sixteen feet five inches, but the record for a snake of this species is twenty six feet and one inch. However, Victorian era explorers claimed to have seen specimens of over sixty feet in length. These claims are highly doubted today, but some see them as possible. The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), however, only grows from six feet to nine feet in length. Both species bear live young, giving birth to usually around forty at a time. They are primarily aquatic species. This is because of their girth. They are much slower on land, and their weight can actually suffocate them if they are on ground for too long. They are the most closely related species in existence to Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake to ever have lived. The first fossils were found in a Columbian coal mine in 2009. That specific specimen was about forty-eight feet in length, but the species is thought to have grown up to eight feet in length. It is thought that the reason this is is the higher amount of oxygen that was in the air at the time. Most creatures are directly proportionate to the amount of oxygen in the air. This resulted in giant creatures that dwarf those in existence today. That is a brief overview, but I should be able to answer most questions about wild specimens if anyone has any.

Amadeus · 06-23-13, 10:33 PM

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That didn't look like an anaconda though lol

It was probably dirty, what other snake would it have been? Retics are skinnier and even dirty you could see the reticulated pattern they are named for.

Also that would be a huuugggeee asssss burm.

formica · 06-24-13, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BagnaraSnakes16

pet anaconda dilema

I saw this link trying to do research on these beautiful monsters...from what I hear though is they can be more docile then Burmese and retics. Anyone have any info or opinions they'd like to share?!

I know they can grow big enough to eat an adult aligator, and that they definitely shouldn't be kept by anyone without a huge amount of experience - not even sure they should be kept privately at all tbh, they will eat their owner, their family and their next door neighbours; given even the slightest chance - and once its started constricting, you aint wriggling free

Mark Taylor · 06-24-13, 02:14 AM

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Holy **** that made me jump lol

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First time i saw that i jumped so far back i broke the chair i was sitting in.

I also broke my chair the first time I seen that, then I showed my wife and she broke the replacement chair lol. That video cost me money it should have a warning.

I have been tempted in the past to own a anaconda but due to them being so docile and easy to handle I have decided that they ain't for me

marvelfreak · 06-24-13, 05:29 AM

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That didn't look like an anaconda though lol

If you stop the video at 16 second you can get a good look at the head. I believe it's a Olive or Scrub Python.
But also i have seen some really brown looking greens.

Amadeus · 06-24-13, 10:20 AM

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If you stop the video at 16 second you can get a good look at the head. I believe it's a Olive or Scrub Python.
But also i have seen some really brown looking greens.

Damn......

Herpophiliac972 · 06-24-13, 06:48 PM

Is everyone sure this is even real? I am not a hundred percent convinced. This snake looks huge, maybe a little too huge. I am totally open to the possibility of it being real, but I am a little skeptical.