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Anacondas

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2004.
Photo: bucket full of yellow conda
Gallery Photo: mjf

Anacondas are large boas of the genus Eunectes. The most familiar species is the green anaconda, "Eunectes murinus", notable for being one of the world's largest snakes. Green anacondas can grow to be 17 feet in length and weighing 215 lb. They are found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and on the island of Trinidad. Other anacondas are the yellow anaconda, Eunectes notaeus, a smaller species found in eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina; and the dark-spotted anaconda, "Eunectes deschauenseei", a rare species found in northeastern Brazil, coastal French Guiana and Guyana. All three species are aquatic snakes that prey on other aquatic animals, including fish, river fowl, caiman, and capybaras. Accounts exist of anacondas preying on domestic animals such as goats and ponies that venture too close to the water. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Anacondas. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

Topic Replies Last Post
Photos of male & female spurs for comparison....
by Kelly_Haller - Apr 08, 2004 08:45 PM
11 Apr 11, 2004 06:14 PM
by eunectes4
Pine?
by arik - Apr 08, 2004 10:15 AM
8 Apr 09, 2004 05:36 PM
by Kelly_Haller
sex
by eunectes4 - Apr 07, 2004 05:38 PM
10 Apr 08, 2004 08:54 PM
by Kelly_Haller
try again..cage pics
by eunectes4 - Apr 07, 2004 12:19 PM
7 Apr 08, 2004 03:47 PM
by eunectes4
feeding the 9' foot anaconda
by laevans76 - Apr 07, 2004 11:40 AM
1 Apr 08, 2004 12:19 AM
by Kelly_Haller
Mating season
by jonasgn - Apr 07, 2004 04:08 AM
7 Apr 09, 2004 12:14 PM
by eunectes4
SPURS
by jonasgn - Apr 07, 2004 04:04 AM
1 Apr 07, 2004 06:07 PM
by Kelly_Haller
cage pics
by eunectes4 - Apr 07, 2004 01:06 AM
2 Apr 07, 2004 01:35 AM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Soaking Green Anaconda
by ben_renick - Apr 06, 2004 10:10 PM
2 Apr 06, 2004 11:45 PM
by dfr
Lighting and heating
by arik - Apr 06, 2004 03:25 PM
9 Apr 08, 2004 04:55 AM
by arik
Need Some HELP!!!!! feeding a 9' anaconda
by laevans76 - Apr 06, 2004 12:45 PM
17 Apr 07, 2004 05:25 PM
by Kelly_Haller
One more pic.
by arik - Apr 06, 2004 11:29 AM
2 Apr 06, 2004 02:13 PM
by arik
A pic of my female green
by arik - Apr 06, 2004 11:28 AM
2 Apr 07, 2004 12:33 PM
by arik
Some snake need more love than others
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Apr 04, 2004 10:24 PM
3 Apr 06, 2004 08:01 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Question about water bowls for a yellow
by rottenweiler9 - Apr 04, 2004 08:57 PM
10 Apr 07, 2004 03:51 PM
by st6787
Just took home a sick anaconda, need some recomendations.
by Reptile World - Apr 04, 2004 01:18 PM
3 Apr 05, 2004 01:06 PM
by Kelly_Haller
redhed
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Apr 03, 2004 07:20 PM
1 Apr 05, 2004 02:00 AM
by redhed
albino green,
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Apr 03, 2004 07:14 PM
4 Apr 04, 2004 01:56 PM
by dfr
2 all anaconda lovers
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Apr 03, 2004 12:31 AM
3 Apr 04, 2004 02:12 PM
by BrentB
the eunectes 4
by eunectes4 - Apr 02, 2004 07:07 PM
6 Apr 04, 2004 06:31 PM
by eunectes4
----- dfr------
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 31, 2004 09:10 PM
4 Apr 02, 2004 03:08 PM
by dfr
Cage Plans?
by ben_renick - Mar 31, 2004 07:56 PM
2 Apr 01, 2004 02:28 PM
by arik
NERD condas
by hippyguy - Mar 31, 2004 04:32 PM
1 Mar 31, 2004 06:23 PM
by dfr
say hi to china
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 31, 2004 01:26 PM
0 No replies
north florida reptile expo
by davidd - Mar 31, 2004 12:13 AM
0 No replies
2 Kelly Haller
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 30, 2004 10:11 PM
15 Apr 04, 2004 06:43 PM
by eunectes4
Good sale
by savvgawd - Mar 30, 2004 05:11 PM
3 Mar 30, 2004 10:09 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Spring...
by dfr - Mar 30, 2004 11:15 AM
1 Mar 30, 2004 05:45 PM
by Kelly_Haller
ultimate anaconda substrate..
by davidd - Mar 29, 2004 11:42 PM
2 Mar 30, 2004 10:11 AM
by davidd
THANKS....
by Savvgawd - Mar 29, 2004 10:41 PM
0 No replies
More questions
by Savvgawd - Mar 29, 2004 09:14 PM
2 Mar 29, 2004 09:58 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Beginners help??
by Savvgawd - Mar 28, 2004 09:48 PM
10 Apr 01, 2004 01:42 PM
by eunectes4
Wrong forum, I know...
by redhed - Mar 26, 2004 02:51 AM
4 Mar 28, 2004 10:39 AM
by lilroach56
In trouble????
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 25, 2004 03:48 PM
3 Mar 25, 2004 10:07 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
cage vents-dfr
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 24, 2004 09:35 PM
2 Mar 25, 2004 12:45 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
The Redhed may have....
by dfr - Mar 24, 2004 03:13 PM
5 Mar 25, 2004 01:28 AM
by redhed
A couple of fresh shed pix of Conda
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 22, 2004 04:37 PM
1 Mar 22, 2004 04:38 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
To Mr. Anaconda
by Candoia - Mar 22, 2004 11:59 AM
7 Mar 25, 2004 01:15 AM
by dfr
new cage completed today!
by arik - Mar 20, 2004 09:33 AM
9 Mar 25, 2004 03:44 PM
by Kelly_Haller
A Plea to Morphers
by AnacondaKeeper - Mar 19, 2004 08:58 PM
6 Apr 07, 2004 02:12 PM
by eunectes4
Cant let dfr get all the jokes at him alone.
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 19, 2004 01:00 PM
1 Mar 19, 2004 01:01 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Pics of Large Greens
by Kramer010 - Mar 19, 2004 06:21 AM
1 Mar 20, 2004 09:53 AM
by Jess Jones
Observations on feeding newborn greens...
by Kelly_Haller - Mar 19, 2004 12:31 AM
7 Mar 20, 2004 10:06 PM
by redhed
RICH IHLE AND HIS FEMALE ANACONDA!
by salmonboa.com - Mar 18, 2004 10:07 AM
11 Mar 19, 2004 02:45 PM
by AnacondaKeeper
Anacondas in NYC
by hippyguy - Mar 17, 2004 07:42 PM
0 No replies
Question for you larger anaconda owners
by Porkins - Mar 17, 2004 05:59 PM
5 Mar 18, 2004 12:42 AM
by dfr
Thoughts about substrates and temps.
by kit1970 - Mar 17, 2004 08:49 AM
3 Mar 17, 2004 10:50 PM
by AnacondaKeeper
reply to AnacondaKeeper
by redhed - Mar 16, 2004 10:03 PM
2 Mar 20, 2004 02:00 PM
by redhed
Big girl, yawning
by dfr - Mar 16, 2004 07:52 PM
1 Mar 16, 2004 08:14 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
2 captanhook
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 16, 2004 12:57 PM
1 Mar 16, 2004 03:35 PM
by CaptainHook2
Caging
by ben_renick - Mar 13, 2004 10:27 AM
19 Mar 16, 2004 05:28 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
13 Mar 16, 2004 09:06 PM
by redhed
Anaconda pond
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 12, 2004 10:57 AM
0 No replies
URI in Large Boids... (More)
by abstractcypher - Mar 12, 2004 02:03 AM
0 No replies
My new Yellow X Green 'conda cross!! Link w/ pics.
by cnidaria - Mar 11, 2004 11:51 PM
17 Mar 16, 2004 09:50 PM
by cnidaria
Best Substrate
by ben_renick - Mar 10, 2004 10:22 PM
1 Mar 11, 2004 01:02 AM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Got her appetite back
by dfr - Mar 10, 2004 09:39 PM
3 Mar 11, 2004 09:33 PM
by Kelly_Haller
Question on captive breeding
by redhed - Mar 10, 2004 07:27 PM
3 Mar 14, 2004 04:06 PM
by mlpetros
New Green Anaconda Owner
by tattoo1 - Mar 09, 2004 09:16 PM
3 Mar 10, 2004 12:15 AM
by Kelly_Haller
Someone is hungry
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 09, 2004 01:16 PM
0 No replies
Getting new snake...will they get along???
by zoolady - Mar 09, 2004 11:53 AM
4 Mar 10, 2004 03:09 PM
by Zazanak
Hey Redhead!
by taphillip - Mar 09, 2004 01:06 AM
4 Mar 09, 2004 04:02 PM
by taphillip
Strange situation, what do you think?
by dfr - Mar 09, 2004 12:04 AM
4 Mar 10, 2004 07:08 PM
by redhed
anaconda substrate?
by yellowanaconda - Mar 08, 2004 05:15 PM
1 Mar 08, 2004 05:23 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
New Yellow Anaconda, new to Forum....Hello!
by kit1970 - Mar 08, 2004 11:24 AM
2 Mar 08, 2004 10:54 PM
by dfr
anacondas in canada?
by yellowanaconda - Mar 07, 2004 06:57 PM
1 Mar 10, 2004 06:15 PM
by Gary D.
New 10ft. Green anaconda - housing?
by arik - Mar 06, 2004 09:31 AM
3 Mar 07, 2004 07:28 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Hey DFR
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 06, 2004 12:53 AM
5 Mar 07, 2004 07:25 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Wild caught herps (and a PG-13 photo)
by redhed - Mar 05, 2004 06:07 PM
3 Mar 06, 2004 03:48 AM
by tcdrover
Having fun picture
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 05, 2004 11:52 AM
5 Mar 05, 2004 07:20 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Feeding snake question
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 05, 2004 11:34 AM
1 Mar 05, 2004 04:21 PM
by redhed
Hey Redhed
by kingtrop - Mar 04, 2004 08:26 PM
3 Mar 05, 2004 07:12 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
What do you cage male yellows in?
by roachey56 - Mar 04, 2004 02:11 PM
4 Mar 04, 2004 08:34 PM
by MR_ANACONDA28
Yellow or Green
by Atlas511 - Mar 03, 2004 11:08 AM
9 Mar 04, 2004 08:30 PM
by Atlas511
My fat Ball
by MR_ANACONDA28 - Mar 01, 2004 06:12 PM
7 Mar 03, 2004 04:06 PM
by roachey56
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