I-Anaconda inyoka enkulu ehola indlela yokuphila yasemanzini, ngakho-ke, i-anaconda ayihlali ndawo yonke, kodwa kuphela lapho kunezimo ezifanele khona.

U-Anaconda usebenzisa ingxenye enkulu yokuphila emanzini futhi ukhethwa emhlabeni wokutholwa kuphela noma kwezinye izimo ezingandile. Ngakho-ke, izindawo ahlala kuzo ama-anacondas ayimifula nezigodi zawo, izindawo eziphansi lapho kunamachibi nezixhaphozi.

Ngakho-ke ngakho konke ukufisa kwakho, ngeke ubone ama-anaconda kungaba eChile, noma iningi le-Argentina, noma eCordillera yasePeru naseBolivia.

Kepha endaweni eyisisekelo yemifula emikhulu: i-Amazon, i-Orinoco, ezindaweni eziphansi zeLlanos, iGran Chaco, amaphephabhuku waseBrazil nakwezinye izindawo lapho kunamanzi amaningi, lezi zinyoka ezinkulu zitholakala kuzo zonke izinyathelo.

Ezifundeni ezahlukahlukene zaseNingizimu Melika, lapho kuhlala khona ama-anacondas, kunezinhlobo eziningana. Esigodini saseAmazon eBrazil, emaphethelweni oMfula i-Orinoco eColombia, ezintabeni zaseLlanos eVenezuela, ngasemifuleni e-Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Guiana nase Peru, ungahlangana ne-anaconda eluhlaza. Lona ngobukhulu kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, ungaba ngamamitha ayi-7 ubude.

EParaguay, eNyakatho ne-Argentina, eBolivia, kuhlala i-anaconda aphuzi noma iParaguay. Kuyinto yesibili ngobukhulu ngemuva kokuluhlaza. Lezi zinyoka zingafinyelela kumamitha ayi-4,5.

Ezifundeni ezisenyakatho neBrazil, eFrench Guiana, eGuyana kuhlala i-anaconda emnyama noma i-Anaconda Deshauensea. Le anaconda incane kakhulu kunale emibili yokuqala. Ubude bawo ngokuvamile abudluli kumamitha ayi-2. Kepha, noma kunjalo, lesi isisulu esiyingozi ngokuphelele.

EBolivia, isigodi saseBeni River, u-Anaconda Beni uhlala. Le yinhlobo eyivelakancane, kepha leyo eyabonwayo imvamisa yayingamamitha amane ubude.

I-Anaconda ingumhlaseli oyingozi futhi onobuqili, futhi uma ungazami ukugwema ukuhlangana nalenyoka enkulu, ungaba nenkinga enkulu. Ukuya eholidini emazweni aseNingizimu Melika, akukuphathi kabi ukwazi ukuthi ngaphezu kokuhlola ukubona okumangazayo kula mazwe, kunezilwane eziyingozi impela, ezinjengezingwenya, ama-cougars, ama-piranhas nama-anacondas ahlala lapho. Hhayi-ke, uma ngabe ukuphi, awuzukungena emanzini, ama-piran awakusabi. Kepha izingwenya zitholakala ezindaweni eziningi, ikakhulukazi emanzini emifula nasemabhange ayo, egcwele utshani obude nezihlahla. Kodwa-ke, uma uqaphela futhi uqaphela, khona-ke ingwenya ingabonakala isekude futhi futhi kungcono ukungasondeli kuyo. I-Anaconda akuvamile ukwenzeka ukuqaphela, ngoba, yize ibukhulu bayo obukhulu, inombala oyivumelayo ukuba ifihle imvelo. Ngakho-ke, kungcono ukwazi kusengaphambili ukuthi atholakala kuphi nokuthi abukeka kanjani, ukuze ungangeni ekungcolisweni. Lapho i-anacondas ihlala khona, kufanele uqaphele ikakhulukazi.

Giant anaconda

I-anaconda enkulu (i-Eunectes murinus), eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi yi-boa boa computoror, iyona hlobo olude nolukhulu kunazo zonke. Inyoka inesisindo esingama-249 kg futhi ikhule kusuka kumamitha amahlanu kuya kwayi-9. Inyoka inomzimba oluhlaza okomnqumo, ombozwe amabala amnyama. Ama-anacondas ama-Giant ikakhulukazi ebusuku futhi aya ukuzingela kuphela ebusuku. Izinhlobo zitholakala ikakhulukazi emifuleni noma ezindaweni ezingamaxhaphozi ezindaweni ezishisayo zaseNingizimu Melika. I-anaconda enkulu iyavilapha emhlabathini, kepha iyashesha futhi iyashelela emanzini. Izinyoka zikhetha ukuhlala emanzini, ngoba zisheshe zisondele kakhulu ezilwaneni ezingalindele. Indawo yokuhlala yendabuko yeGiant Anaconda itholakala empumalanga ye-Andes enyakatho maphakathi neNingizimu Melika. Zitholakala emazweni amaningi aseNingizimu Melika, okuyi-Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay kanye nesiqhingi saseTrinidad.

WaseParaguayan Anaconda

I-Paraguayan anaconda (Eunectes notaenus), eyaziwa nangokuthi yi-anaconda eseningizimu, itholakala ikakhulu esifundeni esishisayo saseNingizimu Melika. I-Paraguayan anaconda ihlala eParaguay, eBolivia, enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Argentina nasengxenyeni eseningizimu yeBrazil, i-anaconda yaseParaguay inomzimba ophuzi, onsundu onsundu noma ophuzi ngombala ophuzi noma omnyama. Inyoka ifinyelela kubude obungamamitha ayi-3.2 kuya kwayi-4,3 futhi inesisindo kusuka kuma-25 kuye kwangama-35 kg. Anaconda waseParaguayan ukhetha indawo yokubhukuda noma indawo yokuhamba ehamba kancane. Bazingela izilwane ezinhlobonhlobo futhi, njengoba uyazi, azilindelekile. Izinyoka zingaba yingozi kubantu ngenxa yemvelo yazo engabekezeleleki.

Bolivian Anaconda

I-Bolivian anaconda (Eunectes beniensis), eyaziwa nangokuthi yi-Anaconda Beni, ivame ukutholakala esifundazweni saseBeni eBolivia. I-anaconda yaseBolivia yabonakala nasezifundazweni ezingomakhelwane zaseSanta Cruz naseBolivia, kanye naseBrazil. Inyoka ayinobuthi futhi ikhula ibe ngamamitha amane. Ukhetha ukuhlala endaweni enamanzi noma enodaka enamanzi.