The Yellow Anaconda

 

Also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, they are endemic to South America. They tend to live in mostly aquatic areas, including regularly flooded areas of the Pantanal. They do most of their hunting between June and November as well, so there is a good chance of seeing one. Luckily they usually only feed on small mammals, and other smaller animals such as lizards, but they do like wading birds. They are also not as large as the green anaconda, and they tend to only hunt animals that weigh much less than them. They usually weigh between 55 and 77lbs, although they can weigh over 121lbs! Still, humans should be fine. Yellow Anacondas can also get up to 14ft in length, so they should be easy to spot, unless their springing an ambush which they like to do while hunting. They usually have a yellow base color with black or dark brown saddles or other markings along their body which distinguishes them from the green anaconda, their longer and heavier cousin. They are typically solitary animals, so you won’t see a pair of them because mating season doesn’t come till the end of the year.

-Catie