Giant Anaconda caugh on the banks of the Rewa River in Guyana - magnificent.

[malaise]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3816072/Monster-snake-captured.html

[Kennah]

1. Where are the 50 footers that can swallow a small sedan and a family of four?

[RebelOne]

7. They are only in the movies. n/t

[dipsydoodle]

2. I assume they put it back where they found it.

Hope so anyway.

:hi:

[malaise]

6. Same here

Hope it's not on the way to Cardiff?

[geckosfeet]

15. Yes. The electrical tape around it's snout is temporary.

[Generic Other]

3. AY Yi Yi

That thing is big!!!!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

4. A pic of the big fellow --

Glad to see it was research biologist who found him -- he will remain a free serpent.

[malaise]

9. What a beautiful healthy serpent

Thanks

[RebelOne]

5. Hope they did no† kill it.

I am a snake lover and have owned 2 boa constrictors. They make great pets and reached 7 feet before I could not afford to feed them rats anymore, but I doubt that I would want an anaconda that size.

[spanone]

8. 220 pounds of snake.....jeeeeeeeebus

[Robb]

10. The video at the link is astounding.

That thing can freaking move. :D

[malaise]

13. It's lovely

:D

[trumad]

11. He got nipped a bit...

LOL--- that was close.

[virgogal]

12. Oh--My--God.

[MADem]

14. Mmmmmmm, that's good eatin'!!!!

Just joshin'!

Actually, though they are edible, apparently they don't taste so good. What's popular about them is their skin, apparently....

[InvisibleTouch]

16. That's a medium-sized one.

They can grow to nearly double that size.

I love anacondas. :) I'm guessing (hoping) that since this was a team of biologists, they took some measurements and then let him/her go back into the jungle unharmed.

[malaise]

17. Yep - they'e found bigger ones before

up to 30ft. Beautiful skin and yes biologists usually leave them in their surroundings.

[frylock]

18. beautiful animal