constrictor snakes
Nick Hardesty
Environmental science
May 29, 2014
Constrictors
What would you do if you walked up upon a 20 foot snake or bigger? How big can the giant constrictor snakes get? What do they eat? Where do they live? These are giant snakes what would you do if you end up face to face with a snake that could kill you and possibly eat you. I will discuss three different types of constrictors the anaconda, African Rock python, Burmese python. Some may wonder how big can the snakes get and how much they weigh. Well the green anaconda can get up to 29 feet long and weigh up to 550 pounds. The African rock python grows up to 20 feet. According to Curtis Anderson the African Rock is one of the most aggressive snakes out there (Anderson, 2013). The Burmese pythons grow up to 27 feet and average of 400 pounds. That’s crazy to think a snake can double the average man in weight and can kill someone by squeezing you. Ever wondered what these giant snakes eat? All three of these giant snakes swallow their entire meal whole and head first and can eat up to 2 times their actual body size. Anacondas eat pigs, deer, caiman (crocodile), birds, fish and rodents. African Rock pythons can eat antelopes, crocodile, gazelles, monkeys, or anything they can possibly swallow whole. Burmese python eat small mammals, deer, pig, birds, and small farm animals. Where do these giant snakes live? Anacondas live down in South America along the Amazon River. The African Rock python is originally from Africa but when people started capturing them and making them a captive species. The African Rock and Burmese pythons are becoming too big for people and they are releasing into the everglades. The Burmese pythons live in southeast Asia and like the African rock they were being captured and being sold for big money. But now they are being released into the Florida Everglades as well they were there before the African Rock but because the African Rock is so aggressive they are invading the Burmese
Environmental science
May 29, 2014
Constrictors
What would you do if you walked up upon a 20 foot snake or bigger? How big can the giant constrictor snakes get? What do they eat? Where do they live? These are giant snakes what would you do if you end up face to face with a snake that could kill you and possibly eat you. I will discuss three different types of constrictors the anaconda, African Rock python, Burmese python. Some may wonder how big can the snakes get and how much they weigh. Well the green anaconda can get up to 29 feet long and weigh up to 550 pounds. The African rock python grows up to 20 feet. According to Curtis Anderson the African Rock is one of the most aggressive snakes out there (Anderson, 2013). The Burmese pythons grow up to 27 feet and average of 400 pounds. That’s crazy to think a snake can double the average man in weight and can kill someone by squeezing you. Ever wondered what these giant snakes eat? All three of these giant snakes swallow their entire meal whole and head first and can eat up to 2 times their actual body size. Anacondas eat pigs, deer, caiman (crocodile), birds, fish and rodents. African Rock pythons can eat antelopes, crocodile, gazelles, monkeys, or anything they can possibly swallow whole. Burmese python eat small mammals, deer, pig, birds, and small farm animals. Where do these giant snakes live? Anacondas live down in South America along the Amazon River. The African Rock python is originally from Africa but when people started capturing them and making them a captive species. The African Rock and Burmese pythons are becoming too big for people and they are releasing into the everglades. The Burmese pythons live in southeast Asia and like the African rock they were being captured and being sold for big money. But now they are being released into the Florida Everglades as well they were there before the African Rock but because the African Rock is so aggressive they are invading the Burmese