Philadelphia Zoo Green Anacondas Moving

[ImpalerGirl]

Do they ever get OUT of the pool? O_O

[ZooVisitorMM]

@ImpalerGirl They often go to the tree in the corner of the exhibit and curl up around the base of the tree. One used to stretch out along the ledge near the visitor viewing glass, but hasn't been doing that as much lately. Type "anaconda" in the video search box on my main page, and you will see some of the videos I have showing the anacondas in different parts of the exhibit.

[ImpalerGirl]

@ZooVisitorMM oh that's cool. I'll do that. :)

[ImpalerGirl]

I saw these big green fellas while I was there!! They were awesome! it almost looked like they were one huge snake. but i pointed out the two heads. ;)

[ZooVisitorMM]

@ImpalerGirl You are very observant. A lot of people don't notice that there are two snakes when they are in the pool together!

[ImpalerGirl]

@ZooVisitorMM Well thank you! And actually, I am very observant! But it was a little 5 year old who thought it was one snakes so... i can't really take credit for that OH NEVER MIND! My mom actually thought it was one so, never mind! My friend Monica even spotted the two seperate tails! :p

[Herpsteen]

@ZooVisitorMM

the male is named "Angus" and the female is "Amanda"

[ZooVisitorMM]

@Herpsteen Yes, that's right. Thanks for the added information!

[Nerdydolfin]

thats awesome. I wish my zoo had cool boids like that but no they only have a dumb burmese python. 

[ZooVisitorMM]

@Nerdydolfin Burmese pythons are fascinating, too. But you do bring up a good point. I think zoos should have as many different species on exhibit as possible.

Unfortunately, the current trend seems to be to reduce the number of species, and sometimes even the total number of animals.

[ryryb1999]

@Nerdydolfin burmese pythons r NOT dumb...u should be eaten by canibals 4 saying that

[Nerdydolfin]

@ryryb1999 My point was kind of what ZooVisitor pointed out. I don't think burms are dumb, they're just really common snakes to see as pets and in zoos. More variety would be more interesting.

[420jaymoney]

hmmmm.... i am an owner of multiple anacondas myself.... and am i mistaken or is that actaully a yellow anaconda? cuz none of my greens look liek that and it resemble all of my yellows.

[ZooVisitorMM]

@420jaymoney Several people have mentioned that one of these anacondas looks different than usual. But, according to Zoo staff they are both green anacondas.

[DMCreptiles]

@420jaymoney They are both greens, in no way does the lighter of the two look like a yellow, yellows have full bar patterns, a much different head structure, and a 5th srtipe down the middle of their head, the lighter looks like a hypomelanistic (lacking dark pigments) green. but they are most deffinatly greens. ben renick breeds orange and yellow hypo greens. benrenick. com, check them out and you can see what i mean.

[ladybloodrose]

Well good news I am picking up my Yellow Anaconda tomarrow ;) gona be a 5 foot male ;) will get vids up of him once i got him :D

[ZooVisitorMM]

Great news! I can't wait to see the videos.

[Shihtzulover1217]

Oh he is awesome looking!! Another great video!

[ladybloodrose]

cool vid hun, this is anouther species that I am wanitng to add to my collection along with a yellow conda.

[ZooVisitorMM]

Thanks!

It will be wonderful if you can add anacondas to your family. Yellow anacondas are beautiful, too.

(That reminds me - I have to visit the Brandywine Zoo again soon to see the yellow anaconda there!)

[ladybloodrose]

:) awsome lookin forward to seein the vid :). Both are awsome snakes I am partial to the intergrated hybrids between the two as well. :)