Eunectes deschauenseei
DeSchauensee's anaconda
Semi-aquatic and secure. Named in 50 CFR 16.15. Live-bearing. Rare in private keeping.
Legal status
- EU Annex B
- CITES II
- US injurious wildlife
Eunectes deschauenseei is named in 50 CFR 16.15 as Eunectes deschauenseei (DeSchauensee's anaconda). CITES Appendix II. Recorded EU annex: B, from the family listing in Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/966 (Pythonidae spp. or Boidae spp. in Annex B except species placed in Annex A; Python molurus is the python named there as Annex A / CITES I). Confirm the current annex before you rely on it. 50 CFR 16.15 (compilation of 1 October 2024) prohibits importation, transportation, or acquisition of listed live reptiles except under 50 CFR 16.22. Repticentra blocks a rehoming listing when the country is the United States. If the country is blank or somewhere else, the status is a warning and the listing can continue after a legality confirmation. The 2017 D.C. Circuit decision in USARK v. Zinke limited the Lacey Act shipment clause between the continental states; this note does not say that movement between US states is uniformly illegal. State permits still apply. Check local rules before you keep, move, or rehome an animal. This record is not a permit and not legal advice.
Official sourceNot legal advice. Rules differ by country, and sometimes by region. Check the law that applies to you.
- Temperature
- 26–32°C
- Basking
- 30–32°C
- UVB
- Ferguson zone 1 to 2. About 0.5–1.0
- Humidity
- 70–90%
- Minimum enclosure
- A secure enclosure longer than the snake, with water
- Adult size
- Smaller than a green anaconda. Published adult lengths are limited. Do not guess a tank from a hatchling.
- Lifespan
- Poorly documented in private collections. Treat it as a long-lived giant snake.
- Difficulty
- advanced
Diet and feeding
Vertebrate prey. Set by body condition.
Substrate
Cleanable, with a pool.
Health
The same water-quality and bite risks as other anacondas.
Handling
Not casual.
Husbandry ranges are general guidance for captive care, not a veterinary prescription or a permit. Confirm the gradient with your own thermometers. UV zones follow Baines et al., Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 4(1), 2016, https://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/150. Legal fields use the source link on this species and stay empty when an annex was not verified.