Snakes generally do not cause positive emotions. They are quite unsightly in appearance and often not everyone is pleasant to the touch. It must be remembered that snakes can be of various sizes. However, in the forests of Russia, as a rule, there are individuals no larger than a snake or a viper. The tropics are home to the most dangerous snakes in the world. Usually they are quite large in size.
The biggest threatening snake in the world is the anaconda. It should be noted that representatives of this family inhabit hard-to-reach places for ordinary tourists.
The longest snake in the world measured 11 meters 43 centimeters. However, usually individuals reach five to six meters, in some cases nine. To date, the largest snake in the world is nine meters. This anaconda is kept by the Zoological Society in America.
Anaconda is distinguished not only by its large size. The largest snake in the world also has a characteristic grayish-green coloration. On the sides it has yellow spots in a black border, and on the back - oblong brown spots. This disguise is considered ideal for a predator accustomed to guarding its prey in water covered with algae and leaves.
Due to the fact that the biggest snakelives in hard-to-reach places, it is not possible to accurately calculate the number. As a rule, giant individuals inhabit the quiet backwaters of the Amazon and Orinoco. Rarely do they crawl ashore to soak up the sun.
Earlier in the literature one could come across the term "water boa". It should be said that the largest snake in the world really belongs to the subspecies of boas and spends a significant part of its life in the water. However, the subspecies also has its own name - "giant anaconda".
If the reservoir in which the individual lives dries up, and there are no other reservoirs nearby, then it burrows into the silt and hibernates. A huge snake sleeps until the start of the rainy season. The giant anaconda cannot develop normally, hunt and live outside water bodies. Even molting occurs in snakes in the water. A giant anaconda rubs against the bottom, gradually pulling off the old skin.
Like other boas, anacondas are not poisonous. The snake squeezes the prey in its "close embrace". The victim is almost impossible to escape. There is, perhaps, only a small chance for a person who can manage to catch the anaconda's tail without allowing it to turn around. However, even this is unlikely to come out, since its dimensions are impressive. By the way, it should be noted that the female anaconda is much larger and stronger than the male.
There is an opinion that the anaconda breaks the spine of its victim and damages the internal organs. It must be said that this is absolutely not the case. It is enough for Anaconda to cut off the oxygen of its prey. The prey thus dies of suffocation.
It should be noted that almost nothing threatens an adult individual in natural conditions. Only some jaguars can pose a danger to anacondas. However, young specimens die from a variety of predators.
The largest snake has become the main character of many books and Hollywood films.
