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| Anaconda is one of the largest snakes on earth. They can grow to be 20 feet long, and weigh up to 500 pounds. Anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world! |
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| Anaconda lives in the rainforest of the South America, in the Amazon River in Brazil. They like swampy, slow-moving waters. |
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| Anacondas belong to the family of snakes called boas. Boas kill their prey by constricting, squeezing the animal until it stops breathing. |
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| Anaconda is sometimes called water boa, because it is an excellent swimmer. |
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| The anacondas are cold blooded predators. That means that they like to be on the sun to get warmer. |
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| Anacondas are meat eaters or carnivores. Their favorite food is fish, turtles and birds. It can also swallow large prey (deer, or wild pig). |
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| Anacondas are enadangered species. Humans hunt them and make fashion items (belts,shoes). Humans are also destroying rainforest, anaconda's natural habitat. |
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| Anacondas are wild creatures and do not make good pets. The anacondas should be left in the rainforest and observed from afar. |
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