The Amazon River is an extremely vast river, it nourishes the vast land of 8 million square kilometers and gives birth to most of the tropical rainforest in South America. The Amazon River Basin is a mysterious kingdom of life, which has many Poisonous insects and beasts have made the Amazon River Basin a forbidden place that humans dare not go deep into.

Today's editorial Take everyone to learn about the top predators of the Amazon: the Amazonian python.

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Amazonian python

[Kingdom] Animal Kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【Subclass】Diporia

【Order】Squamia

[Suborder] Snake suborder

[Family] Boaidae

[Genus] Boa

[Species] Amazonian python

【Distribution area】only distributed in South America, living in the Amazon River Basin

【Life】20~30 years

【Toxic】non-toxic

II. Appearance characteristics

1. Body size: The Amazon python is very large, with a body length of up to 6 meters, a trunk as thick as an adult man, and its weight can reach two One hundred and twenty-five kilograms.

2. Body color: Amazonian pythons are generally black with brown or dark gray patches on their bodies.

three , Living habits

1. Habitat: Amazonian pythons are naturally water-loving, usually inhabiting mud banks or shallow waters.

2. Diet: The Amazon python preys on water birds, turtles, capybaras, tapirs, deer, voles, etc., and sometimes even eats up to two and a half meters of caiman, it will eat caiman Wrap tightly until it suffocates, then swallow it whole and eat it for several weeks.

four , natural enemies

Amazon pythons have natural enemies. When they were young, they would have many natural enemies. Crocodiles, lizards, and raptors are all their natural enemies. If they are not careful, they will be eaten by them. , At the time of birth, if the adult anaconda chooses a bad place, it will be coveted by many crocodiles, and many new-born anacondas will be eaten by crocodiles.

The above is all the introduction to Amazon's python, and friends who want to know more about snakes are welcome to continue to pay attention to this site.