Anaconda -Water Boa - The largest snake of the World | science facts

ANACONDA - LARGEST SNAKE OF THE WORLD



Another name for the anaconda is the water boa, an appropriate name for a snake that is almost always found near water. They live in the Amazon and Orinoco basins of tropical South America, and their habitat extends from the Andes, all the way east to Trinidad and part way up the Caribbean side of Central America. The animal moves much more easily swimming than on land. Like the crocodile, the anaconda has nostrils high on its snout so that it can swim with its head above water to breathe. The eyes are also placed high on its head so that it can watch for prey. The snake lies near the shore, waiting for its prey. When a deer, bird, or other prey comes to the water to drink, the anaconda quickly strikes, dragging its victim underwater to drown it. It then eats the unfortunate animal whole. They are nonvenomous. A good meal can last an anaconda for several weeks, during which it will usually lie around in the water content digesting its food. 

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Stars are cosmic energy engines that produce heat, light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and other forms of radiation. They are composed largely of gas and plasma, a superheated state of matter composed of subatomic particles.
Though the most familiar star, our own sun, stands alone, about three of every four stars exist as part of a binary system containing two mutually orbiting stars.
No one knows how many stars exist, but the number would be staggering. Our universe likely contains more than 100 billion galaxies, and each of those galaxies may have more than 100 billion stars.
Yet on a clear, dark night Earth's sky reveals only about 3,000 stars to the naked eye. Humans of many cultures have charted the heavens by these stars.

What Are Some Interesting Facts About Earth? | Some facts about Earth

What Are Some Interesting Facts About Earth?


Most people enjoy sports or movie trivia, but how about trivia about the planet we live on. The fascination of celestial bodies often starts by looking at information about our own planet and then comparing it to others.

Earth Facts

• Age: Scientists estimate the Earth to be around 4.6 billion years old.
• Day: A day is how long it takes the Earth to make one revolution. It takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds to make this journey.
• Year: A year is how long it takes the Earth to go around the sun once. This takes 365 days, 5 hours, 41 minutes and 48 seconds. The extra time is why we add a day to the calendar every four years. This is called leap year.
• Circumference: The circumference of the earth at the equator is approximately 29,401.55 miles. However, since the Earth is not completely round, but rather bulges in the center, measuring the Earth’s circumference around the north and south poles gives a slightly smaller circumference of 24,859.82 miles.