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Anaconda水蟒 Before Jennifer Lopez became J. Lo, she was an up and coming actress. Perhaps her worst movie was “Anaconda,” about a giant snake that terrorizes a documentary film crew in the Amazon rain forest. Hollywood’s version of the snake was pure fantasy–a 100 foot long giant with an appetite for B-movie actors. Although real anacondas are not nearly as large and rarely eat people, they are impressive creatures nonetheless. Anacondas are a type of constrictor–snakes that squeeze their prey to death with powerful muscles. Although widely regarded as the largest existing snakes, they are not the longest. That distinction goes to the Asiatic reticulated python, the longest-known specimen measured at thirty-three feet. The largest known anaconda was “only” twenty-eight feet long, but measured forty-four inches around. How did anacondas get so big? Their habitat has a lot to do with it. Living mainly in South American rivers that feed the Amazon, Anacondas spend most of their time in the water. Unlike snakes that live in trees or on the ground, the anaconda doesn’t have to worry about climbing or chasing prey over rough terrain. Since their body weight is supported by the water, even the largest, heaviest anacondas are still effective predators. Anacondas eat virtually anything unfortunate enough to get caught in their grip, including other snakes, fish, deer, and even small jaguars. Prey is first squeezed to death and than swallowed whole. The anaconda’s ability to unhinge its jaw allows it to swallow even bulky morsels. Some people even keep the snakes as pets, but we wouldn’t recommend it. Anacondas are fierce predators with small brains not above strangling and swallowing dogs, cats, and even small children. 在大家称珍妮弗.洛佩兹为J. Lo之前，她是个前途一片光明的女演员。也许她拍的最糟糕的电影就是《狂蟒之灾》了，这是一部关于一条使整个在亚马逊热带雨林地区拍摄纪录片的摄制组都感到恐怖的巨蟒。 好莱坞关于这条蟒蛇的版本纯粹是一种幻想——它是一条想吃掉这些B级电影演员的长100英尺的水蟒。虽然现实生活中的巨蟒没有这样庞大，而且也不吃人，然而它们确实是让人印象深刻的巨型生物。 水蟒是莽蛇的一种——是那种可以用巨大的肌肉力量把猎物挤压死的大蛇。尽管它们被看作是现存得最大的蛇，但它们却不