It Turns Out That Giant Green Snakes in South America Aren't One Species but Two. And the Multiple Species of Yellow Anaconda Found in Very Different Terrains Are One
Researchers have shown that two genetically very different types of green anaconda exist in the Amazon. The two species appear virtually identical, meaning their genetic divergence had not been noticed.
A new species of giant anaconda has been found in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, scientists announced. The snake, named the northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima), is genetically distinct from its close relative, the green anaconda (E. murinus) and may be the largest snake species in the world. For 20 years, researchers collected blood and […]
The new giant snake species could be the “largest anaconda” on record. Click to read more. A new giant anaconda species, previously unknown to science, was just discovered by scientists along with indigenous people and a film crew shooting Will Smith's wildlife documentary entitled "Pole to Pole: With Will Smith" in the wilderness of the Amazon in South America.