26-Foot-long anaconda discovered in Amazon rainforest is the world's biggest snake
This snake species is claimed to be the largest and also heaviest snake in the world
Scientists have discovered the world's biggest snake in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
A giant anaconda, which was previously undocumented, was recently found by TV wildlife presenter, Professor Freek Vonk during a National Geographic expedition.
The huge anaconda measures 26 feet long, weighs 440 pounds and its head is the same size as a human's, Independent reported.
This snake species is claimed to be the largest and also heaviest snake in the world.
The species was found during filming for the National Geographics Disney+ series 'Pole to Pole' with Will Smith. Researchers have given the new species the Latin name 'Eunectes akayima', which means the Northern Green Anaconda.
Notably, these anacondas often move faster than their prey and use their strong bodies to suffocate and swallow them whole.
Previously, the Amazon was thought to host only one species of Green Anaconda, also known as the Giant Anaconda.
However, Freek Vonk and his team of 14 other scientists from nine countries, determined that the northern green anaconda is a completely separate species from the green anaconda.
The finding, according to researchers, is pivotal for the conservation of anacondas, which are apex predators and vital to maintaining balance in their ecosystems.
