‘Anaconda’ one of the world’s largest snakes is found in ______.

The correct answer is Tropical evergreen forest.

Key Points

Tropical evergreen forests:

• Tropical evergreen forests have trees that always have leaves and have a shade look.
• They always receive heavy rainfall i.e greater than 200 cm.
• The temperature that is maintained is between 20-27o C.
• The trees reach great heights up to 60 metres or even above.
• These are generally found in the Western Ghats, Andaman, and Nicobar, North East Area.
• Examples of tropical evergreen are Rubber, Beetle Nut, Jamun, Mango, Roseberry, and Bamboo.
• These forests have a multilayered structure with trees, shrubs and creepers.
• There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves.
• As such, these forests appear green all year round.
• Anacondas can be seen in the Amazon River.
  • Anacondas are a group of large snakes found in the tropical evergreen forest of South America.
  • Only four species of Anacondas are currently recognized.

Additional Information

​Semi-evergreen forests:

• Semi-evergreen forests are found in the Western Ghats, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the Eastern Himalayas.
• Such forests have a mixture of wet evergreen trees and moist deciduous trees.
• The forest is dense and is filled with a large variety of trees of both types.

Important Points