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Since its cap­tured it has re­mained at the zoo, where it is be­ing kept in a glass and con­crete en­clo­sure and is re­ceiv­ing reg­u­lar vet­eri­nary care. It was cap­tured by se­cu­ri­ty guards on pa­trol near a pri­vate road op­po­site the Ca­roni cre­ma­tion site. Sey­ja­gat, who was born in T&T and was for­mer­ly the se­nior keep­er at the Em­per­or Val­ley Zoo, will re­turn to Trinidad on Tues­day to in­spect the snake, which is 17 feet, nine inch­es long. Their lifespan in the wild is about ten years.Her­petol­o­gist and cu­ra­tor at the Na­tion­al?Aquar­i­um in Bal­ti­more, USA, John Sey­ja­gat, be­lieves the 220-pound ana­con­da dis­cov­ered in Ca­roni on De­cem­ber 30 could be one of the largest snakes seen in the south­ern hemi­sphere with­in the last 30 to 40 years. Baby snakes are about 2 feet long when they are born and are almost immediately able to swim and hunt. Reproductionįemale anacondas retain their eggs and give birth to two to three dozen live young. Jaws attached by stretchy ligaments allow them to swallow their prey whole, no matter the size, and they can go weeks or months without food after a big meal. Anacondas are nonvenomous constrictors, coiling their muscular bodies around captured prey and squeezing until the animal asphyxiates. They reach their monumental size on a diet of wild pigs, deer, birds, turtles, capybara, caimans, and even jaguars.

Their eyes and nasal openings are on top of their heads, allowing them to lay in wait for prey while remaining nearly completely submerged. They are cumbersome on land, but stealthy and sleek in the water. On Land and in WaterĪnacondas live in swamps, marshes, and slow-moving streams, mainly in the tropical rain forests of the Amazon and Orinoco basins. Other anaconda species, all from South America and all smaller than the green anaconda, are the yellow, dark-spotted, and Bolivian varieties.

Females are significantly larger than males. Green anacondas can grow to more than 29 feet, weigh more than 550 pounds, and measure more than 12 inches in diameter. Learn how they maintain their massive size. The semiaquatic snakes weigh as much as 550 pounds, and can be as long as a school bus.