Talk:Green anaconda

message: Last time I went there there was a specimen much larger than the sizes in the article. I don't know how to go through the bureaucracy of registering that data officially (do you have to publish it in some scientific publication?) and I don't have the resources to do that (influence/money/time). I just wanted to let you know about it, perhaps someone else may be able to do that, especially since there's a reward but I don't know if applicable in this case.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.79.20.253 (talk) 00:28, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  At the Emilio Goeldi museum 

message: Upon reading the article I found the following line in the geographical range paragraph:".. and Anacondas are also found in new England aquariums". I don't really think that New England aquariums are the range on Anacondas. Shouldn't this be edited?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.0.148.56 (talk) 23:14, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Should this be here?

message: This species (the green anaconda) is usually what people think of when they hear “anaconda”.  For this reason, I think this article should be merged with Anaconda.  
At a bare minimum, I think this article should at least link back to Anaconda.  Probably should provide links to the other species of Anaconda as well.
Zearin 13:49, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree - I've clarified, and we should generally try to avoid redirection an entire genus to one species, especially when other members of the genus exist and are well known. Mokele (talk) 23:35, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal

message: How come the conservation status is not on the taxobox? WikiProject Tree of Life states that the conservation status should be on a taxobox. I don't see any conservation status here. Am I streching the truth, or am I right? --With Respect to the order, Sneaky Oviraptor18talk edits tribute at 15:54, on 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:Not every species is considered to be in trouble and/or has a conservation status. The IUCN Redlist is a standard source for this kind of information and they do not list any members of the genus Eunectes. In fact, relatively few species are listed relative to the total number that exist, which is a good thing when you think about it. So, in this case no action is necessary. --Jwinius (talk) 17:53, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conservation 

message: Over on the capybara page it claims that the capybara is the preferred prey of the anaconda, but here it merely states that larger snakes may eat them (amongst other things) and that such large prey is not regularly consumed. Assuming this means that anacondas will usually consume smaller prey, the two pages are contradicting each other, but neither cites a source. Anyone have any insight? Redset (talk) 23:04, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Anaconda's preferred prey

message: I found a new video on youtube. The quality is poor but you can still see this is a really large snake. They says it's seven meters, but looking at how they meassure it I think it's a little less. But to me, this one really looks like it could be 20 feet in length, and I've seen a lot of pictures and other vids of large specimens. This one also has a pretty large head. Especially notice how calm it stays. It's a beautiful animal and it looks harmless. You would expect a large one like this to be more agressive. Maybe it's tired of the struggle with these punks. I hope they didn't injure the animal.
Check it out: 
--24.132.210.98 (talk) 17:38, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Now that I've watched the video more closely I think you're right. A 20 foot Anaconda would indeed be much bulkier. I think this one is closer to 5 metres, but it's definitely more than 4 metres. --24.132.210.98 (talk) 22:39, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Video of a very large specimen

message: Does anybody know the size of the largest Anaconda held in captivity? I've seen a video of a specimen in a Chicago zoo which is claimed to be 27 feet. This is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48VMbWLYIM
You can see the snake at the end of the vid. Does someone has some more information about this specimen and how long it actually is (not an estimation, just factual information). --24.132.210.98 (talk) 23:18, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Based on the vid and some googling, it appears to be Serpent Safari.  However, while their site lists a weight, it does not specify length.  It's certainly an immense snake, but nowhere near 27 feet, and most likely obese (obesity is extremely common in captive giant snakes of all species). Mokele (talk) 23:45, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

text: Nothing more I can find, but it's not surprising.  Weighing a snake is easy, just put it in a box, weight it, and subtract the weight of the box.  Getting an accurate length, however, can be a lot more difficult if the snake doesn't want to cooperate. Mokele (talk) 01:23, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

text: I wouldn't suprised if the snake would be only that long. But it's actually their massive girths that make them seem large because they are obesed. A normal 15 feet snake as you estimate it doesn't have such a girth. I would estimate these snakes to be in the 16-20 feet range, especially the one in the Washington Zoo. --24.132.210.98 (talk) 20:21, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: A good warning sign of an obese snake is if there's skin visible between the scales. Mokele (talk) 02:25, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

text: Check the reference - it's an exceedingly old inventory of preserved specimens in the British Museum, including a 22 foot anaconda.  It's exactly what I've been hoping for - a cited specimen that's actually in a museum collection, complete with specimen ID number.  Unfortunately, I don't have an "in" with the BMNH, but perhaps someday I'll be able to go check out the specimen myself. Mokele (talk) 14:50, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

text: You've missed the key of the rule - it's not based on average size, but size at sexual maturity.  Female retics can breed at around 11 feet, giving a figure very close to the record for the species. Mokele (talk) 13:59, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a rule of thumb, not a law of physics.  That it was off by less than 4% in such an extreme animal is pretty remarkable given the sort of scatter one usually finds in biology.  If you're asking for the maximum they could ever be, there is no way to know - any number would be a mere guess, educated or otherwise.  As for the largest wild one, I don't recall precisely, but IIRC it was in the low to mid 20's. Mokele (talk) 20:40, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

text: An anaconda doesn't need to grow any larger than 25 feet to catch the largest preys that live in its environment, like jaguars or caimans. So 35-40 feet would be extremely unusual and also completely useless. --213.93.187.127 (talk) 22:04, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

text: Since the largest confirmed retic was 28.5 feet I think that 30 feet would be a plausible maximum length, although I'm not sure if they could reach such a size in the wild. --213.93.187.127 (talk) 15:23, 17 October 2011 (UT
--67.83.100.52 (talk) 19:55, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The largest Anaconda in captivity 

message: "A small sub-population has been recorded in the Florida Everglades and this population is considered invasive.[17][not in citation given] "
This should not be here, there is no proof nor record of a population of any Anaconda species breeding or established in any manner in the state of Florida. The only large constrictor currently listed as established in the state is the Burmese/Indian rock Pythons.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.126.61.26 (talk) 22:00, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Florida sub population 

message: Here is a picture of a genuine 22+ feet Anaconda.
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l626/staffordshirebullterrier1/hugesucuri.jpg
--95.96.192.45 (talk) 21:39, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Giant Anaconda 

message: There are times when Anaconda's cross paths with Jaguars, shouldn't there be something explaining this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.128.204.201 (talk) 03:33, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship with other predators 

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message: This section of the article seems particularly disjointed, and makes odd statements about reptiles 'adapting' to changes in climate in environment.  First, this is untrue - tropical rainforest species like green anacondas are very poor at adapting to significant environmental changes, particularly changes in temperature and humidity.  Second, it's difficult to figure out what any of that has to do with captivity.  I'd like to get input from others on fixing this section - perhaps putting in some information on how these snakes require close duplication of their environment to survive in captivity, laws on trading them, temperament, and captive breeding.WingedWolfPsion (talk) 12:25, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I just removed the worst paragraph of that. —BarrelProof (talk) 13:40, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Captivity 

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message: A paper that came out recently found that the northern and southern populations are actually separate species. Should the article be divided into articles for northern and southern green anacondas or left as one article for both species? I suppose probably the latter because until now, all information gathered about the "green anaconda" would have made no distinction between what are now different species. Jsamson2001 (talk) 12:17, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoops, didn't realize this was already being discussed. I didn't see it on mobile. Jsamson2001 (talk) 12:20, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  How should the article be changed in light of a new species? 

message: There's now a new record size for Eunectes murinus, it's a specimen known as "grandma" or "Ana Júlia" from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, it measured 6.36 meters. There's also another southern green anaconda that measured 6.4 meters (Butantan).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMK9ir20MG8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU0JYRe1aiU 177.73.44.195 (talk) 21:58, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  New record size 

message: As there's no actual confirmation for the record sizes, it's clear the current heaviest is captive Burmese Python, and the longest retic, but anacondas are close to both.
Also weighing snakes is not that good estimation of size, as it depends greatly if/when and how they were fed before the measurement. 178.212.122.31 (talk) 12:25, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should be "one of the largest"