Until now, it is not clear whether the anaconda was actually dead when it was found or if the workers intentionally killed it. Some of them left a comment on the video criticizing the workers for killing such precious creation of nature. Although the video was taken months back, it is only getting the attention now after some animal lovers and activists criticized the workers. Its construction began in 2011 under the watch of Eletronorte.Ī footage showing how the workers lifted off the Jurassic-like creature from the rubbles has been circulating online. Environmentalists claim it is being constructed on the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil and would allegedly destroy a huge area of the pristine Brazilian rainforest. The Belo Monte Dam is one of the most controversial dams being built in Brazil. The snake measuring 32.8 feet and weighing over 400 kilos, was discovered after the workers set off a controlled demolition explosion to destroy a cave in Belo Monte Dam to make way for their project. (You will need to register / login for access)Ĭomments below may relate to previous holders of this record.A footage showing how the workers lifted the anaconda from the rubbles with a crane has been circulating online.Ĭonstruction workers in Brazil have stumbled upon one of the most frightening creatures in the planet a ten meters long anaconda.
LARGEST ANACONDA ON RECORD FULL
For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online. She was 18 years old and still 24 foot long. When measured on 30 September 2009, she was found to be over 7.3 m (24 ft) long.įluffy sadly died at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Powell, Ohio, USA, on due to an apparent tumor. The previous record holder was reticulated python (Python reticulatus) Fluffy. Considering the size of this incredible creature, we recommend slithering away yourself if the purring ever stops. A helpful hint: she is known to purr like a cat when she’s happy and hiss when she’s angry. During this time, Medusa will stay completely still for those passing by to get a full glimpse of her in her record-stretching glory.įor those passing through the American Midwest, Medusa is surely a showstopping addition to any itinerary. Her handlers say she can actually tell when it’s “showtime” for patrons, as she will go into what they call performance mode. Medusa is currently housed at “The Edge of Hell Haunted House” in Kansas City. However, unlike Medusa, the unnamed animal was never kept alive in captivity. In 1912, a specimen shot in Sulawesi measured a jaw-dropping 10 m (32 ft 10 in). Reticulated pythons primarily populate southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines and are also known as great swimmers. Medusa herself weighs 158.8 kg (350 lbs). She’s been known to eat a whole, 18-kg (40-lb) deer in one sitting. The 10-year-old snake required 15 men to hold her at full length in order for her record measurement to be taken, and her diet consists of a combination of rabbits, hogs, and deer served biweekly.
LARGEST ANACONDA ON RECORD SKIN
Reticulated pythons – named as such because of the grid-like pattern of its skin – are on average the world’s longest snakes, but adults normally grow an average of between 3-6 m (or, 10-20 ft).īut there is nothing normal about Medusa. Medusa, a reticulated python, clocked in at 7.67 meters (25 feet, 2 inches) long in its official world record measurement, on October 12, 2011.
It’s the longest snake ever in captivity. That’s because the Medusa you find at the city’s Full Moon Productions isn’t some mythological figure of yore.
In Kansas City, Missouri, USA, those who look directly at Medusa may not do that – but they certainly come to a stone cold stop. Medusa also holds the current 'Longest Snake - Living (captivity)' title. When measured on 12 October 2011, she was found to be 7.67 meters (25 ft 2 in) long. The longest snake - ever (captivity) is Medusa, a reticulated python (python reticulatus), and is owned by Full Moon Productions Inc.
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