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Yellow Anaconda

Yellow anacondas are non-venomous boa species snakes inhabiting southern parts of South America. They are smaller than the giant green anaconda and have no subspecies. Females are longer and heavier than males. They kill their prey by constriction.

Scientific Classification
Quick Information

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Squamata
Suborder	Serpentes
Family	Boidae
Subfamily	Boinae
Genus	Eunectes
Scientific Name	Eunectes notaeus

Other Names	Sucuri Amarela, Paraguayan Anaconda
Length	3.3 to 4.4 m (average)
Weight	25 to 35 kg (55 to 77 lb); the weight of larger specimens can be 40 to 55 kg (88 to 121 lb) or more
Color	Ground color is yellow, golden-tan or greenish-yellow covered with black or dark brown spots
Distribution	Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, southern Brazil, Bolivia
Habitat	Aquatic habitats like swamps, marshes, banks of slow moving streams and rivers, forests
Diet	Wading birds, fish, turtles, small-sized caimans, birds’ eggs, small mammals, lizards, fish carrion
Hibernation Period	They go into aestivation during summer
Predators	Young ones falls prey to Crab-eating Foxes, tegu lizards, spectacled Caimans, cats, dogs, raccoons, raptors such as the Crested Caracara, larger anacondas
Venom Fact	Non-venomous
Breeding Season	April-May
Mode of Reproduction	Ovoviviparous (producing young ones by means of eggs hatched inside the body of the parent)
Litter Size	20-40
Gestation Period	Around 6 months
Reproductive Age	3 to 4 years of age
Average Lifespan	Around 15 to 20 years in the wild
IUCN Conservation Status	Not Evaluated