The Bolivian anaconda is the species of Boa. It is from the northeastern parts of Bolivia. The Bolivian anaconda snake another name is Beni Anaconda. It is derived from the geographical location of its native habitat. It is non-venomous like all other boas.
Bolivian anaconda snakes scientific name is Euncectes beniensis.
Bolivian Anaconda snakes are the most recent species defined and added to this group as the biologists and taxonomists. That is initially believed that the snake was a hybrid between the dark spotted anaconda, green anaconda and yellow anaconda species.
In 2002 it was finally added to the Eunectes genus as its own distinct species. Bolivian anaconda looks extremely similar to the green anaconda and the yellow anacondas. The Bolivian anacondas are in greenish to yellowish brown base color with the lots of round and dark splotches entire the body. The under part of the body is usually in a light yellow or in tan shade.
The Bolivian anaconda is a semi aquatic snake.
It has a very muscular long and bulky body. The average length of Bolivian anaconda snake is 10 feet to 14 feet. Bolivian anaconda average weight is around 50 pounds to 70 pounds. The Bolivian anaconda snake can eat birds, mammals, fishes, worms & reptiles etc.
The Bolivian anaconda snakes are one of the families from the Boidae.
Bolivian anacondas have spurs on their scales. Female Bolivian anacondas have small spurs compared to the male Bolivian anacondas. Female Bolivian anacondas are larger and longer than the male species.
They mostly live in the tropical regions or either in the rainforests or grasslands.
Bolivian anacondas are spend their most of the time in swimming or hiding in dark, quiet rivers and in slow moving streams. They stay on branches hanging over water for getting some sunrise to themselves that they can easily drop into the water if they needed.
