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The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, [2] is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all boas and pythons, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by ...
[22] [23] The green anaconda is the most well-studied species of Eunectes in terms of their mating system, followed by the yellow anaconda ; unfortunately E. deschauenseei and E. beniensis are much less common, making the specific details of their mating systems less well understood. [22]
[20] [7] The head is triangular and is marked on top with a dark brown “spear-head” outlined in buffy yellow. Teeth are many, sharp, and backwardly curved. [21] [7] Under the eye, there is a distinctive triangular marking, the subocular mark. [20] Like all pythons, the scales of the African rock python are small and smooth.
A giant anaconda species captured recently in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists is the largest to ever be documented, USA TODAY previously reported, and now, there are images showing ...
A video shared online shows the scale of these 20-foot-long (6.1-meter-long) reptiles as one of the researchers, Dutch biologist Freek Vonk, swims alongside a giant 200-kilo (441-pound) specimen.
Laysan albatross Wisdom was spotted with her new partner and egg at a Pacific Ocean refuge.
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), also known as the giant anaconda, emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa, or southern green anaconda, is a semi-aquatic boa species found in South America and the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the largest, heaviest, and second longest (after the reticulated python) snake in the world.
The color of an egg yolk is entirely dependent upon a hen's diet, an expert said. A diet with more carotenes and xanthophylls will produce a darker yolk.