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Someone told me that its very very easy to sexing anaconda only with the color of the lines on his head.

I don't think that its true... ( I read all the post in this forum and talk with anaconda breeder and I never heard or read that. I learn here that the only good method (external) for sexing an anaconda its to look at their spurs)

What do you think about that guys ?

Thank you

I have never seen any indication of, or read in the literature, that the head markings or coloration in anacondas are in any way sexually dimorphic.

Kelly

Thank you Kelly

It's what I thought too !

This person said that they are easy to "pop" too. What do you think about that Kelly ?

Thank you !

Because it is dnagerous to pop them and greens have strong muscles at birth. Attempt to pop is likely to have a smelly mess of musk to deal with too. Sounds like your friend is messing with you.

I don't know about yellows (probably the same), but I would never try to pop even a newborn green anaconda. As E4 said, the musculature around the tail region is well developed even in neonates, and the chances of causing permanent damage are too great. I have seen the hemipenes of a newborn green permanently damaged by a well known breeder and an "expert" at popping boids. It's just not worth the risk.

Kelly

Thank you !

It's really what I thought...

Don't worry, this guy is not my friend !

Kelly, I wanted that you know that I send you an e mail this afternoon

They are very strong little babies as well and are difficult to pop. From what Mark (Petros) tells me they are even difficult to probe since they are much stronger than other baby snakes like ball pythons. However, he said there is no need for a different probe angle and they can be probed just like most other snakes and probing is a much better way to sex a newborn yellow over anything else. This was a little surprising since they have large glands as well but he has sexed many more than I have so I will trust him on that. I am also not aware of any known means of spur sexing yellows and either is Mark.