![]() ![]() During the week, when attendance at MCZ is a little quieter, you might find Olive sitting with her head elevated two to three feet out of the water. The animal care team is able to clean the habitat under her watchful eye at a distance, but she becomes a bit “livelier” if she requires a physical move. MCZ follows a large constrictor protocol, and at her current size, three zookeepers must be present when they’re working with Olive or in her habitat. At MCZ, Olive is currently on a bit of a weight-restricted diet, consuming one frozen rabbit a month. ![]() They are the heaviest snakes in the world, reaching up to 500 pounds and 30 feet long. ![]() Found from the wilds of the Amazon rainforest to the forests of Central America, green anacondas will eat mammals including deer, monkeys, and capybara, as well as birds, fish, and turtles. The anaconda may also simply hold its prey under water until drowning it. A swift bite holds their prey while several loops coil around the prey’s body, immediately restricting its breathing. Anacondas are also ambush hunters and true constrictors. They’re excellent swimmers and known to drift in river currents as a convenient way of locomotion. Green anacondas are known as “water boas,” able to stay submerged in water for over ten minutes. ![]()
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