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So this is a yellow anaconda, she's about eight years old.
Yellow anacondas are closely related to boa constrictors.
They're a little bit different than the green anacondas we that have on display here.
They are mostly water snakes, so they spend most of their time hiding out in the water
waiting for their prey to come by that way. Now they are constrictors so they squeeze their prey
they're not venomous or anything like that. They do however have quite a few teeth.
So you still don't want to get bit by them.
Snakes in general, you can tell their temperament or whether they're getting stressed out by their tongue.
So if they stick out their tongue, move it around very slowly and don't put it back in their mouth
that's usually when they're getting a little stressed and it's time to put them away.
*New Speaker* Swamp Creatures is the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory's latest exhibit
that we're having here this winter. It runs from February 8th
right through until May 11
and we're very excited to feature animals from the world's wetlands.
Wetlands are a very, very vital part of the planet. They're basically the planet's kidneys
and we really want to emphasize to the public how important they are
and how much fun they can actually be to explore. The world's wetlands are
decreasing at an alarming rate so we really want to
ensure that we're getting out the message that we need
to take some action and that's part of what we do here at The Niagara Parks Commission
is we're all about preserving and enhancing the Niagara
Parkway and so when we put on an exhibit, this is the message we want to get across
to our visitors. Come and explore us because by doing so you're
helping us preserve our area.
The Cuvier's Dwarf Caimen, being the smallest species of crocadillian in the world,
is only going to get to be about as big as my friend Jack, here when he's full grown
*boy laughs* which in the crocodile world isn't very large at all.
One characteristic of the Cuvier's Caiman, the palpebrosus,
are the hard boney plates on their back
Every crocodilian has them, they're called osteoderm, they're just a little bit
stronger and bigger on the Cuvier's Caiman.
Do you wanna give him a little high five?
High five right there! Dylan, you got a high five for him? Boom! Excellent job, guys.