Scary Moment Diver Comes Face-To-Face With Giant Seven-Metre-Long Anaconda
The diver got incredibly close up to the giant anaconda. Credit: Newsflare
The Green Anaconda is the heaviest species of snake in the world - they can grow up to a staggering 8.43m (27ft) and weigh as much as 227kg (500lbs).
They kill by wrapping themselves around their prey, constricting victims' breathing with their powerful bodies.
They can also unhinge their jaws so they are able to swallow corpses larger than their own bodies.
And yet this man Bove and his pal didn't think twice of swimming right over to get the perfect shot. Fair play.
Bartolomeo Bove and his pal Juca Ygarape were diving in the Formoso River in Brazil back in July when they encountered the Green Anaconda, the largest living snake in the world.
In the clip, the snake - which measured a whopping seven metres (23ft) - can be seen lying on the riverbed. The footage then cuts to the creature facing the camera front-on and flicking out its tongue.
The 90kg snake then decides to clear off and slithers away from Bove, who is holding the camera - rather than swim off screaming like many of us would (don't lie to me, you would) he follows the snake, seemingly determined to get a better shot of the giant reptile.
After all that, Bove's determination paid off and he managed to get some absolutely incredible footage of the creature.
The Green Anaconda is the heaviest species of snake in the world - they can grow up to a staggering 8.43m (27ft) and weigh as much as 227kg (500lbs).
They kill by wrapping themselves around their prey, constricting victims' breathing with their powerful bodies.
They can also unhinge their jaws so they are able to swallow corpses larger than their own bodies.
And yet this man Bove and his pal didn't think twice of swimming right over to get the perfect shot. Fair play.
Bartolomeo Bove and his pal Juca Ygarape were diving in the Formoso River in Brazil back in July when they encountered the Green Anaconda, the largest living snake in the world.
In the clip, the snake - which measured a whopping seven metres (23ft) - can be seen lying on the riverbed. The footage then cuts to the creature facing the camera front-on and flicking out its tongue.
The 90kg snake then decides to clear off and slithers away from Bove, who is holding the camera - rather than swim off screaming like many of us would (don't lie to me, you would) he follows the snake, seemingly determined to get a better shot of the giant reptile.
After all that, Bove's determination paid off and he managed to get some absolutely incredible footage of the creature.
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07 October 2023
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