Ĭolonel Fawcett also writed about an complete other species of Giant snake the was dubbed the 'Dormidera', this giant snake was found in the Araquaya and Tocantin-basins. Fawcett also describes enormous trails in the sandy banks,that we're seen and is stated by inland rubber pickers and indians who told stories about these giants which leave trails in the swampy riverbanks of five to six foot wide, the Brazilian Boundary Commission mentioned also comparable sightings of these trails what had to be, a snake of monstrous size, of at least 80 foot in length. A kind of snake with that dimensions would weigh several thousand pounds and would impossible to bring along from the jungle if you don't have enough room on a boat or some carrier.Ĭol. Nevertheless, Fawcett had no way to carry the specimen back from the interior.
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The diameter of the snake's body was relatively small, only twelve inches.
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In its dying throes the snake thrashed water all around the boat. Fawcett opened fire, hitting the creature in the spine. Colonel Fawcett with his native crew, drifted along the Rio Abuna close to the Rio Negro region when he spotted a great triangular serpentine head appearing at the bow of the boat. The welknown observer, Colonel Percy Fawcett's from Royal Geographic Society's contribution dated from 1906 is the most commonly mentioned reported encounter of a anaconda pushing 62 feet long.
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Posing a threat for the human community, These were probably the last giants of serpents, that are so formidably equipped with hundreds of pounds powerful muscles and speed, that a full grown man has no chance of survival, when encountering one of these giant reptilian predators. There are reports of anacondas 50-100 feet long. It seemed true that in recent history, giant snakes in South-America were pretty common. Some of the tales are very well documented, and told on from generations on. Native tribes in the region from Surinam, the Guyana's till the Eastern Ecuador region tells us tales about, gigantic proported snakes who would be able to tackle down a whole group of hunters in an instant. With the information gathered I hope to develop a management plan for the conservation of the species and the area in general as well as learning more about the secret life of these fascinating animals.The Giant Anaconda stories around the Amazon-basin,dated since the last centuries. I have followed with radio transmitter more than 38 animals, collected more than 100 diet samples, I have also found 51 breeding aggregations and studied the mating, pregnancy and delivery of more than 47 females. I have gathered eleven years worth of data catching and processing more than 900 animals and with more than 170 recaptures. My ultimate goal is to learn all the secrets of the life history of the animal and get a more firsthand knowledge of it.
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I have also learned several tricks to work with them such as how to measure, how to wire an anaconda both forced or by surgical implantation on them with minimum distribution of the behavior, among many others. I have learned how often they are wounded by their own prey and other aspects of their natural history, the possibility that they can attack a human being.
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The areas of my research are: natural history, population dynamics, habitat use and mobility, diet preferences, predation of adults, and juveniles, their health status and diseases they may suffer, mating system and reproduction, systematics, the biology of neonates, among many other aspects of the life of the anacondas.Īmong the many aspects that I have learned in a casual way from the snake, just by following them for so long is the presence of cannibalism in green anacondas and in a related cousin that occurs in Bolivia. Later I learned how to find, catch, and restrain them in the field. However, I chose to work in the llanos where the strong dry season makes the animals much easier to find and catch. In an effort to protect the species I, with a team of friends and colleagues, began the Anaconda Project in 1992, with the aim to learn the basic aspects of the anaconda’s biology in order to create guidelines for its protection and possible management.Īt first, to work with anacondas seemed like a formidable challenge that I could not overcome.
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Due to the skin trade and habitat degradation its numbers have declined in places where they are not protected. Until I began my research, no field studies had been carried out on the species. Although famous, very little is known about its life history.
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The green anaconda is the largest snake in the world.