The size of the Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)

[Spalea]

Jorge Cervera Hauser: " Revisiting and re-editing my anaconda images. Green anacondas are the heaviest and largest snake species. This particular girl was about 6m in length, but sadly, I didn't get a chance to weigh her. "

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[epaiva]

The difference in size between both sexes is striking: females are remarkably larger than males (table 3-1) 
Book Natural History of the Green Anaconda (Jesus A. Rivas)

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[epaiva]

Breeding balls: the first striking finding from examining the composition of animals caught is the enormous sexual size dimorphism found in the breeding balls (table 6-2). Each breeding ball was made of one female and 1 y of 13 males. The males coil around the female in shallow water forming a mass tha usually breaks the surface through the aquatic vegetation.
Book Natural History of the Green Anaconda (Jesus Rivas)

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[Dark Jaguar]

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[Spalea]

Jorge Cervera Hauser: " Same anaconda, two very different and yet very similar photographs. The second image was taken fully underwater, while the first one is an over-under shot I took as the snake came out to grasp a breath of fresh air. In both images the large female holds the same vertical position. "

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[epaiva]

A new book will be published soon 

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[Dark Jaguar]

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/gree...uct=poster

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[Bitishannah]

(06-27-2020, 12:13 AM)epaiva Wrote: A new book will be published soon 

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Is this the new book? When is it releasing? Is it a world wide release? Reply

[epaiva]

(09-02-2020, 09:49 PM)Bitishannah Wrote:

(06-27-2020, 12:13 AM)epaiva Wrote: A new book will be published soon 

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Is this the new book? When is it releasing? Is it a world wide release?

It will be released later this month, you can see details in Amazon Reply

[Dark Jaguar]

5.5 meters long captive specimen and almost 90 kg.

credits: rabello77

''Checkup day of this beautiful Green Sucuri (Eunectes murinus), held in our last course of medical and surgical clinic in reptiles! This baby measured single 5.50m and almost 90kg. Superb animal, extremely well cared and healthy! On this occasion, the students could have a small sample of the power of constriction and the magnitude of this beautiful reptile!''

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[Dark Jaguar]

Massive Specimen in the Brazilian Amazon

credits: Flavio Roberto Zimmermann

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[Balam]

This female was released into the Yurumí reserve in the Colombian Llanos, with a length of 6.50 meters, and a weight of 87 kg:

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[epaiva]

(02-04-2021, 08:35 AM)Balam Wrote: This female was released into the Yurumí reserve in the Colombian Llanos, with a length of 6.50 meters, and a weight of 87 kg:

It is a big Anaconda but it is far from 6 meters long, it measures a little over 5 meters long Reply

[Balam]

(02-17-2021, 05:49 PM)epaiva Wrote:

(02-04-2021, 08:35 AM)Balam Wrote: This female was released into the Yurumí reserve in the Colombian Llanos, with a length of 6.50 meters, and a weight of 87 kg:

It is a big Anaconda but it is far from 6 meters long, it measures a little over 5 meters long

It seems like my original link made an error by a meter, here is the official Twitter account of the Minister of Defense staing she meassured 5.60 meters, still quite huge.

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[Balam]

Hato la Aurora, Colombia

"Heading home from another amazing trip to South America. This one particularly special. Life long goal to catch and release a large Green Anaconda achieved. Final measurement 16 foot 2 inches (4.93 m). More pictures to come."

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