Snakes-N-Scales' Yellow Anaconda tries to take a bite out of Bill!
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Snakes-N-Scales' Yellow Anaconda tries to take a bite out of Bill! But he doesn't mind...much, especially since he's wearing gloves. Anacondas are just like this, nothing can be done about it. We've raised them from hatchings and they are still cuckoo!
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All anacondas are unpredictable and irascible in the extreme. It takes little to set them off on a veritable frenzy of snapping at shadows, repeatedly biting hands, arms, faces or even themselves! We have raised several from new borns, and even with consistent care and gentle handling they will strike out with little provocation. Though their teeth are not the wicked daggers of some of the pythons, their bite isn't pleasant, and is capable of penetrating clothing and flesh, sometimes down to the bone. Caution is always needed when handling these difficult, but still amazing, snakes.
The anaconda's ability, even proclivity, to eat nearly any animal it can swallow should not be underestimated! There is an early 20th century print showing a green anaconda polishing off a boa constrictor unfortunate enough to be its cage mate. The anacondas are so voracious it's possible that the boa survived, for the anacondas sometimes consume their prey without bothering to kill it!