Snake measuring 26ft long discovered in Amazon Rainforest

The world’s biggest snake has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

The huge anaconda measures 26ft-long, weighs 440lbs and its head is the same size as a human’s.

The Northern Green Anaconda was found by TV wildlife presenter, Professor Freek Vonk, and is as thick as a car tyre.

This incredible footage shows Professor Vonk swimming next to the giant anaconda.

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[spooky]

that guy just came from the 9 to 5 and decides to swim on the amazon rainforest

[georgew.wilson]

He’s already dressed for his own funeral. How considerate

[pumpkinhold]

These office team-building events are getting ridiculous.

[micasa]

Can we take a moment and acknowledge that the dude with the camera was closer to the snake at any given time. Respect.

[Jaxxon]

There's no way I'd be swimming in the Amazonian waters.

[nandanshetty]

Imagine you are chilling on your off day and meal comes to you 💀

[nxrrlcd]

I am from Brazil, and I have no idea what this guy is doing.

These creatures do eat humans, and even if the snake was not interested there is leeches, crocodiles, electric eels, and piranhas in the Amazon waters.

[DreadedCup]

Cameraman really testing his superpowers with this one

[frikkie]

26 foot death lizard chilling in the water like he owns everything
YOINK!
Snake: oh no it's him

[THE_ECONNORGIST]

Surprised that man was able to swim properly due to the weight of his humungous balls.

[mo.faiz.]

Bro was enjoying like there's a respawn point somewhere.

[Sukhmam]

Bro is swimming like he has 4 lives left

[Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword]

"Clothed, bald, sweaty, semi-aquatic ape discovered in my back garden." - The snake.

[pramodnarayanshah]

"Fear invented in 1910"

People before 1910 :

[sairamvadranapu]

Unlike snakes in Anaconda movies

These beasts are not that aggressive in IRL, they hunt for food and cannot move faster like in the movies.

That’s a big and beautiful snake ❤

[jyhydou]

As someone who’s rlly in to snakes 🐍 a 26ft anaconda is massive. To put that into context the stories of people being eaten by snakes are normally around 20ft.

[theunknown]

This is how a corporate employee spend their vacation.

[rowshambow]

Bro dressed like he went on a coffee break from the office

[shailajan]

The snake was like "whats your problem bro? Stop bothering me"

[mohancgr]

This is the reason why i didn't learn python in my uni.