New anaconda species may be ‘largest ever’
(WJW) – A team of scientists on location with a film crew has discovered a new species of giant anaconda, which could be the “largest in existence.”
Professor Bryan Fry from the University of Queensland led a team that captured several of the newly named northern green anaconda.
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They were found in the Waorani Territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
The crew was on location with National Geographic for a new series called “Pole to Pole with Will Smith.”
“There are anecdotal reports from the Waorani people of other anacondas in the area measuring more than 7.5 metres long and weighing around 500 kilograms,” Fry said in a press release.
That’s over 24-feet long and more than 1,100 pounds.
Video released by the team showed scientists swimming alongside the massive creatures.
Credit: Studio Freek via Storyful Credit: Studio Freek via Storyful
Professor Fry says the northern green anaconda differs from the southern green anaconda by 5.5%.
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“It’s quite significant – to put it in perspective, humans differ from chimpanzees by only about 2%,” Fry said.
Details on the snakes found have been published in scientific paper MDPI Diversity.
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