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Most of there answers to your question are good and helpful but I thought I'd add my two cents. As for size in green or yellow anacondas I think it has greatly to do with their locality. I've seen adult yellows close to 14 feet(obviously female) as well as a breeding pair of yellows both under 8 feet. The smaller pair I saw at a reptile shop in tallahassee many years ago when I was in eighth grade I believe. It took much convincing but I finally persuaded my parents that I could handle a "tiny" yellow anaconda :-D .. I'll never forget the guy picking up my baby and getting tagged over and over on the hands before packaging him up and I was good to go.. I kept him like any of my other snakes except he always had a bowl large enough to soak in comfortably(otherwise they'll displace all the water trying their best to fit in a smaller bowl). I worked with him day after day basically having him out from the time I got home from school until I went to bed. I used gloves at first until he got alittle used to me and eventually no gloves were needed. I had this boy for 8 years before rehoming him when I left college. He was at the time ~7 feet and had bit me around seven times(not counting the "taming" process). Keep in mind I handled this snake almost daily for 8 years but about once a year he just felt the need to rip into me :-D .. it was the darndest thing.. Most snakes you can find a reason for being bit..you startled them, smelled like rodent, or they're just in a bad mood, etc.. not so with this boy. I would be holding him like always and he'd just turn his head and calmly sink his teeth in before resuming normal "tame" posture. There would be no strike, no repeat bites, just a head turn and quite a bit of blood. I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to tell you other than some of my own limited experience with one example of this species. I considered my anaconda one of my tamest snakes but it's also the only snake I had that I wouldn't let other people hold because he was unpredictable, even if only once a year.. Also think hard about what you will do with your anaconda should you discover he's more than you wish to handle. They're not the easiest animals to find people to take in, especially if you care about their well-being.

I forgot to mention their tendency to be bad muskers.. and yes, it's a bad one :shock:

<blockquote data-quote="JohnMatthew" data-source="post: 57296" data-attributes="member: 385">Most of there answers to your question are good and helpful but I thought I'd add my two cents.&nbsp; As for size in green or yellow anacondas I think it has greatly to do with their locality.&nbsp; I've seen adult yellows close to 14 feet(obviously female) as well as a breeding pair of yellows both under 8 feet.&nbsp; The smaller pair I saw at a reptile shop in tallahassee many years ago when I was in eighth grade I believe.&nbsp; It took much convincing but I finally persuaded my parents that I could handle a &quot;tiny&quot; yellow anaconda :-D .. I'll never forget the guy picking up my baby and getting tagged over and over on the hands before packaging him up and I was good to go.. I kept him like any of my other snakes except he always had a bowl large enough to soak in comfortably(otherwise they'll displace all the water trying their best to fit in a smaller bowl).&nbsp; I worked with him day after day basically having him out from the time I got home from school until I went to bed.&nbsp; I used gloves at first until he got alittle used to me and eventually no gloves were needed.&nbsp; I had this boy for 8 years before rehoming him when I left college.&nbsp; He was at the time ~7 feet and had bit me around seven times(not counting the &quot;taming&quot; process).&nbsp; Keep in mind I handled this snake almost daily for 8 years but about once a year he just felt the need to rip into me :-D .. it was the darndest thing.. Most snakes you can find a reason for being bit..you startled them, smelled like rodent, or they're just in a bad mood, etc.. not so with this boy.&nbsp; I would be holding him like always and he'd just turn his head and calmly sink his teeth in before resuming normal &quot;tame&quot; posture.&nbsp; There would be no strike, no repeat bites, just a head turn and quite a bit of blood.&nbsp; I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to tell you other than some of my own limited experience with one example of this species. I considered my anaconda one of my tamest snakes but it's also the only snake I had that I wouldn't let other people hold because he was unpredictable, even if only once a year.. Also think hard about what you will do with your anaconda should you discover he's more than you wish to handle. They're not the easiest animals to find people to take in, especially if you care about their well-being.I forgot to mention their tendency to be bad muskers.. and yes, it's a bad one :shock:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnMatthew, post: 57296, member: 385"] Most of there answers to your question are good and helpful but I thought I'd add my two cents. As for size in green or yellow anacondas I think it has greatly to do with their locality. I've seen adult yellows close to 14 feet(obviously female) as well as a breeding pair of yellows both under 8 feet. The smaller pair I saw at a reptile shop in tallahassee many years ago when I was in eighth grade I believe. It took much convincing but I finally persuaded my parents that I could handle a "tiny" yellow anaconda :-D .. I'll never forget the guy picking up my baby and getting tagged over and over on the hands before packaging him up and I was good to go.. I kept him like any of my other snakes except he always had a bowl large enough to soak in comfortably(otherwise they'll displace all the water trying their best to fit in a smaller bowl). I worked with him day after day basically having him out from the time I got home from school until I went to bed. I used gloves at first until he got alittle used to me and eventually no gloves were needed. I had this boy for 8 years before rehoming him when I left college. He was at the time ~7 feet and had bit me around seven times(not counting the "taming" process). Keep in mind I handled this snake almost daily for 8 years but about once a year he just felt the need to rip into me :-D .. it was the darndest thing.. Most snakes you can find a reason for being bit..you startled them, smelled like rodent, or they're just in a bad mood, etc.. not so with this boy. I would be holding him like always and he'd just turn his head and calmly sink his teeth in before resuming normal "tame" posture. There would be no strike, no repeat bites, just a head turn and quite a bit of blood. I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to tell you other than some of my own limited experience with one example of this species. I considered my anaconda one of my tamest snakes but it's also the only snake I had that I wouldn't let other people hold because he was unpredictable, even if only once a year.. Also think hard about what you will do with your anaconda should you discover he's more than you wish to handle. They're not the easiest animals to find people to take in, especially if you care about their well-being. I forgot to mention their tendency to be bad muskers.. and yes, it's a bad one :shock: [/QUOTE]

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