While using his phone to capture images of an anaconda, a man was unexpectedly attacked by the large creature.
The anaconda lunges out of the water to attack the man.
While guiding a group of tourists on a boat along the Araguaina River in Goiás, Brazil, fishing guide Joao Severino, 38, suddenly spotted a large anaconda coiled underwater.
Upon discovering the snake, Severino stopped the boat and began recording the creature with his phone. Surprisingly, as Severino leaned down, the anaconda lunged out of the water to attack him.
Fortunately, Severino managed to pull his hand back just in time to avoid being bitten by the snake. Witnesses on the boat at the time were shocked and frightened by the incident. It is known that the snake in the video is a green anaconda.
The green anaconda is a non-venomous species listed as “Least Concern” in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. They inhabit forests, savannas, and wetlands in Colombia and Brazil, particularly in the Amazon River basin.
According to the Rainforest Alliance, a green anaconda can reach an impressive length of over 9 meters, a diameter of 30 centimeters, and weigh more than 250 kilograms.
The green anaconda has a dark olive-brown color with large black spots along its back and smaller yellow oval spots along its sides. Its eyes and nostrils are positioned on top of its head, allowing it to breathe and see prey even while submerged in water.
Anacondas typically conceal themselves well in swamps and hunt by wrapping their bodies tightly around their prey, causing suffocation or internal bleeding, leading to death. After the prey is dead, the massive snake will swallow the entire meal whole. Although they are non-venomous, the bites of an anaconda can be painful and may lead to infections due to the bacteria present in the snake’s mouth.
