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Alias: Green water hopper
Like its Chinese aliases
The Mori is a water nymph
Waterhopper genus: Anacondas
It is also the "largest" snake in nature
Although its body length can not be compared to the reticulated python Reticulated python
But it was the largest of the snakes
It has a strong body shape and a huge weight
It is not an exaggeration to call it "maximum"
Normally surviving females with a body length of up to 6 m are almost problem-free
And the weight can reach 500 pounds!
It is found almost entirely in tropical South America, east of the Andes, and is mainly found in the Amazon and the Orinoco River Basin, Guyana, and the island of Trinidad
Same with other large pythons
The forest hopper is also a top opportunity predator
That is to say, this guy eats almost everything
Birds, rats, turtles, crocodiles, etc. are not very picky eaters
Actually, here it's said to be a rat
More of a capybara
Specimens of capybara swallowed by sengoths on display at the Sengenburg Museum in Germany
And this guy basically lives in shallow water or swamps
See the opportunity to kill with one hit
This guy's size was almost impossible to escape the cockroach mouth
The prototype of the python in the movie "The Scourge of the Python" is the forest hopper
Screenshot of the movie "The Scourge of the Python"
This one should look clearer
The spots on your back, the color, are undoubtedly like a real green waterhopper creeping past you
Do you think that all snake mating is such a male and female catch and kill each other?
No, no, no, mating is definitely a huge project
Around the end of the dry season, the rainy season begins, around March and May
The female green waterhopper is about to start calling out to her mate
They rely on unique pheromone trajectories
Pheromones are emitted by females
Males rely on constantly licking the air to receive pheromones
When several males find the same female
They form a breeding ball
Forest borer breeding balls
This breeding ball can hold up to 13 green water nymphs
12 males and 1 female
But only one male can successfully obtain mating rights
The entire mating process lasts from 2 to several weeks
During mating
Pushed by the constant competition of males
One female may mate with multiple males
But there was only one winner in the end
After mating
Females have a smaller chance of swallowing males to replenish themselves
Because when the female is successfully conceived
She will refuse to eat completely for the next 7 months
Because of prolonged refusal to eat
Female grasshopper in order to conserve physical strength
Its activity is also greatly reduced throughout pregnancy
The forest borer is also an oviparous snake
That is to say, the side explains the reason for the long gestation period of the forest hopper
Its eggs hatch in the body
Therefore, after a long gestation period, it is possible to produce small snakes directly
Juvenile green water nymphs can reach about 60 cm in size
And a green waterhopper can produce up to 80 juvenile snakes depending on its size
But the common is more 20 to 30
The larger the mother,100, the greater the yield
Female green waterhoppers also have the possibility of eating juveniles after giving birth
Think about such a long pregnancy and the number of litters
It's definitely a huge loss in energy
In the Chinese pet market many years ago
The forest hopper is also very popular
Over time and crackdowns from law enforcement
Now there are no green water hoppers smuggled from abroad
The Green WaterHopper is CITES II
Equivalent to a national second-level protected animal
And subject to international trade regulations
Private breeding is illegal!
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Author: Dee.; Article from: New Gifts Climbing; Follow Me to Take You to Learn More About Animals.