Interesting Facts About Boa Constrictor
- Boa constrictor is a large non-venomous snake which can grow between 12-18 feet in length and up to 45 kg in weight.
- They live in tropical rainforests, savannas and desert lands of Central and South America.
- The big boa constrictors also famed for their beautiful skin. Their body can be tan, red, green or yellow with dark cross bands and lines.
- As the name suggests, the heavy bodied-boa constrictor constricts their prey to death. They mainly prey on wild boars, deer, monkeys and birds.
- Boa constrictors are excellent swimmers can climb trees easily. But they spot on water very rarely and spend the majority of their lifetime on trees.
- This large snake is a nocturnal hunter and relies on its heat-sensing pits to locate the prey. They can also sense the smell of the prey by flicking their tongue.
Interesting Facts About Yellow Anaconda
- The yellow anaconda is the second largest type of anacondas in the world. An adult yellow anaconda has a length between 10 and 15 feet and weighs up to 60 kg.
- Yellow anacondas are endemic to South America. They inhabit in swamps, marshes and rivers. This big snake is a non-venomous member of boa snake family.
- Yellow anacondas have very attractive yellow skin with black spots. So that they can hide in murky waters of rivers or swamps.
- The yellow anacondas are a strictly spiritual snake and together together only for mating.
- Yellow anacondas are ambush hunter, that is they wait for the prey to pass by and will make a sudden attack. After catching the prey, they coil around it and constrict to death. The diet of yellow anacondas consists of deer, peccaries, caimans, fishes and turtles.
Interesting Facts About Indian Python
- Indian python is a large, non-venomous, constrictor snake that found in South Asia. This big snake can reach a maximum length of 6.4 meters and weigh up to 91 kg. They inhabit in rainforests, woodlands, shrublands and marshes.
- The attractive skin of Indian pythons eat in yellow, brown or cream in color with dark markings. These markings help the Indian pythons to camouflage against different backgrounds.
- Indian pythons can climb trees easily and also experts at swimming. This snake found the majority of their lifetime on the ground.
- Being a solitary species, Indian pythons only eat together during mating season.
- Indian pythons typically hunt at night. They have heat sensing pits on upper and lower jaws to detect the prey at night. Apart from this, they also have chemical receptors to spot the prey. After catching the prey, the giant - Indian python will kill it by squeezing. The diet of Indian pythons predominantly consists of rodents and other small mammals. They also eat birds and amphibians.
Interesting Facts About Reticulated Python
- Reaching a maximum length of 10 m, the reticulated python is the longest living snake in the world. It is also the largest of all known species of pythons in the world. This giant snake gains a weight up to 135 kg.
- The reticulated pythons found in rainforests, woodlands or small river across Southeast Asia. It is a non-venomous snake and found predominantly on ground.
- Apart from the great size, the reticulated pythons are known for their striking coloration. Their skin comes in different colors including gold, black and olive green with brown blotches. This coloration and patterns also help the reticulated pattern to remain undetected on various habitats.
- Reticulated pythons are solitary snakes and very aggressive.
- The reticulated python is a nocturnal snake, only hunt at night. They prey on monkeys, rats, civet, deer and pigs. Like other pythons, they also squeeze the prey until it stops breathing.