Things You Can Things You Can Learn About the Learn About the

AnacondaAnacondaBy Cade TuttleBy Cade Tuttle

Introductory StatementIntroductory Statement

Over the past few weeks I have been Over the past few weeks I have been researching the anaconda. I have researching the anaconda. I have been researching what it looks like, been researching what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, its where it lives, what it eats, its enemies, and how it protects itself.enemies, and how it protects itself.

Physical DescriptionPhysical Description

HabitatHabitat

Do you know where Do you know where the anaconda lives? It the anaconda lives? It can live in swamps, can live in swamps, marshes, and slow marshes, and slow moving rivers. The moving rivers. The anaconda can be found anaconda can be found in South America. The in South America. The anaconda can survive anaconda can survive here because of its here because of its nostrils on top of its nostrils on top of its snout so it can breathe snout so it can breathe while its in the water. while its in the water.

DefenseDefense Do you know how the Do you know how the

anaconda protects anaconda protects itself? One way the itself? One way the anaconda protects anaconda protects itself is by having a itself is by having a bad smell. Predators bad smell. Predators do not like it. Another do not like it. Another way the anaconda way the anaconda protects itself is by protects itself is by hissing to scare its hissing to scare its predator. Finally, the predator. Finally, the anaconda protects anaconda protects itself by puffing itself itself by puffing itself up. This scares its up. This scares its predator away.predator away.

PreyPrey Gulp… Gulp… Gulp. Gulp… Gulp… Gulp.

The anaconda eats The anaconda eats reptiles. The anaconda reptiles. The anaconda eats deer, chickens, eats deer, chickens, dogs, birds and other dogs, birds and other reptiles. The young reptiles. The young anaconda eats fish and anaconda eats fish and frogs. The anaconda frogs. The anaconda traps its food by traps its food by wrapping its body wrapping its body around its prey. The around its prey. The prey dies because it prey dies because it cant breathe.cant breathe.

PredatorsPredators

Did you know Did you know that the that the anaconda has no anaconda has no natural natural enemies? The enemies? The anaconda has no anaconda has no natural enemies natural enemies but people.but people.

Interesting factInteresting fact

Now I am going to tell you some Now I am going to tell you some interesting facts about the interesting facts about the anaconda. Snakes can stick their anaconda. Snakes can stick their tongue out without opening their tongue out without opening their mouth. Anacondas are one of the mouth. Anacondas are one of the biggest snakes in the world. biggest snakes in the world. Anacondas can only live until ten Anacondas can only live until ten years old.years old.

Closing StatementClosing Statement In closing I hope you learned a lot In closing I hope you learned a lot

about the anacondas physical about the anacondas physical description, habitat, what it eats, description, habitat, what it eats, how it defends its self, and what its how it defends its self, and what its predators are.predators are.