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It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct. Data Deficient (DD)
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Sep 14, 2012 · One of the largest snakes in the world, the green anaconda can reach impressive proportions — over 30 feet (9.1 m) in length, 12 inches (30.5 cm) in diameter and more than 550 lbs (250 kg)! Unlike many animals, female anacondas are considerably larger than their male counterparts. Green anacondas are a dark olive-brown with large alternating ...
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As always, the major threats have to do with human activity. In this case, it’s the trade of exotic species. Anacondas are included in Appendix II of CITES (Convention on Trade in International Species). Anacondas are hunted and killed for their skin having huge demand on the black market. They are also persecuted in human settlements as a danger t...
The IUCN Red List and other sources don’t provide the number of the anaconda total population size. Currently, this species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Being predators, anacondas feed upon a wide variety of vertebrate animals. Young anacondas, in turn, become prey for larger predators.
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The IUCN currently classifies the green anaconda as a species of least concern when it comes to extinction risk—but this classification is based in part on how widely distributed a species is.
Yellow anacondas are on the IUCN Red List as threatened due to poaching. It is illegal to hunt yellow anacondas in most of South America. This law has helped population numbers to increase, but pet trading and zoos still threaten their survival.
