The Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities here were thrilled when a yellow anaconda gave birth to a hatchling on Wednesday. This is the first time a yellow anaconda has been born at the zoo.
Zoo officials informed that the newborn has been kept in a separate air-conditioned enclosure due to safety reasons. The yellow anaconda is expected to give birth to more hatchlings in next few days. Hence, the field staff of the zoo has kept a watch on it, the officials added.
With the newborn, the number of yellow anacondas in the zoo rose to six.
An anaconda can give birth to 20 hatchlings at a time. Notably, the Nandankanan zoo ad got eight yellow anacondas from the crocodile bank in Chennai on November 28, 2019. But three of them died due to infection.