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2 unusual facts about giant anaconda


Giant anaconda

Another claim of a large anaconda was made by British adventurer Percy Fawcett.

On the episode "Amazon Assassins" of River Monsters, Jeremy Wade was trying to find and catch a large Arapaima when locals told him about the "Cobra Grande", a giant snake different from the anaconda.


Boidae

The Old Tupi name for such snakes was mbói, which figures in the etymology of names such as jibóia and boitatá (the Brazilian name for the mythical giant anaconda).


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