Green anaconda | 台北市立動物園資訊網

GreenanacondasarefoundinTrinidadandtropicalSouthAmerica,eastoftheAndes,southtoBoliviaandnorthernParaguay.Theyliveinsluggishstreams, ...

Like all snakes, green anacondas are carnivores. As members of the boa family, green anacondas are nonvenomous constrictors. They use their strong jaws to capture their prey, then use their muscular bodies to suffocate the prey before swallowing it whole. Like most snakes, they can detach their jaw to swallow prey much larger then themselves, though they are careful to weigh the risk of injury with large prey. Green anacondas have slow metabolisms, and with the exception of breeding females, only need to eat once every few weeks.

They are opportunistic apex predators and eat a wide variety of prey. Juveniles tend to eat fish, birds and small mammals. Adults are able to consume much larger animals, including deer, capybara, caimans and large birds. Females will sometimes cannibalize males, especially during breeding season. Due to their size, green anacondas are one of the few snakes capable ...