The biggest anacondas in the world, a month after it was discovered, it was found dead in the Brazilian rainforest.
More specifically, last February, a team of 15 international biologists discovered the northern green anaconda, reporting that based on the data available it was a new species with a DNA difference of 5.5% from a common snake of this species. kind of.
This one was named Ana Julie and was 8 meters long, with biologists hoping for more such snakes of this species.
But it seems the scientists’ hopes were dashed as the anaconda was found dead in the Formoso River in rural southern Brazil, with reports saying it had been shot in the head.
In fact, the Dutch biologist Freek Vonk who announced the news, said: With heartache, I would like to inform you that the mighty large anaconda I swam with was found dead in the river. I have heard from various sources that he was shot, although there is no official confirmation of the cause of death yet.
I am so sad and so angry at the same time. How sick do you have to be to do this to such a beautiful and unique animal? For all we know, she was extremely healthy and still in the prime of her life, so she could have fathered many offspring in the years to come. As there are not many of these colossal giant snakes swimming around, the blow to biodiversity is huge. It was the biggest snake I had ever seen with my own eyes.”