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By DURGAPUR
@DURGAPUR (164)
India
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@ezzrssi (11188)
• Italy
3 Jan 07
The name "Anaconda" comes from the Sri Lankan language, Sinhalese, which originally probably referred to the Reticulated python. No one is sure how this name came to represent a South American snake, unless these two snakes, Anaconda and Python, were mistaken as the same species. Both snakes are swimmers and two of the largest snakes in the world.
The Tamil word for Anaconda is "Anaikolra" which means "elephant killer". The early Spanish settlers referred to this snake as "Matatoro" or "bull killer".
The various biomes where Anacondas are usually found are tropical rainforests, savannas, grasslands, scrub forests, and deciduous forests. The Anaconda prefers to be in the water, but they do enjoy spending some time on land in shallow caves by the water's edge, or in riverbank trees to bask in the sun.
On land they can become tick-infested and they cannot move as quickly as they do in water. In water, they can stay completely submerged for 10 minutes. They often lay submerged waiting for prey. They are agile swimmers but sometimes prefer to let the river's current carry them downstream with only their nostrils above the watery surface. Once they are satisfied with the change in scenery, they simply drift to the river's edge.
Anacondas are more often found in swamps and calmer waters than in swift-moving rivers.
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@chhaganbhujbad (263)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I think the word Anaconda comes from some Sri Lankan word... I forgot the word... one of my friends in my university is a sri lankan and he told me it was a sri lankan word... I forgot the word... I dont remember it... But I think Anancondas are in Africas and Indonesia... I am not sure about it either... sorry I tried man... wish you luck finding it