It takes an entire village, or apparently an entire tribe, from the depths of the Amazon jungle and a middle-aged BBC reporter to drag a giant anaconda from its muddy hiding place and subdue it.
Incredible footage was captured of a “team of men” battling the giant beast to collect biological samples for scientific testing.
Since the discovery of the giant reptile, claims have emerged that the snake is the largest anaconda alive today, measuring an incredible 5.2 meters long and with a corresponding girth.
The Waorani tribe, indigenous to the region, have wrestled the giant anaconda in the past to prove their strength and bravery, but today the tribe is assisting various scientists in collecting various tissue samples for testing to learn more about this fascinating species.
Accompanied by a BBC film crew, male family members of the Waorani tribe demonstrated first-hand how they capture and release one of the largest snake species in the world.
Capturing the giant snake proved to be a seemingly exhausting struggle for reporter Gordon Buchanan, and at times during filming he seemed overwhelmed by the task at hand.
When Buchanan sees the huge animal for the first time, he exclaims, “Okay, I can see it. Just its head. It’s absolutely huge!”
Then he says: “This is the biggest snake I have ever seen!”
The reporter appears increasingly desperate in the footage and then explains: “I don’t think we can capture this in a safe way!”
Even during the nerve-wracking clip, the various tribe members appear tense at times – and for good reason.
The anaconda is considered the most dangerous animal in the Amazon and can kill humans with ease.
“Don’t let go of the head or it will bite me,” a tribe member warns the worried BBC presenter.
After a long struggle, the tribe members and the reporter manage to pull the huge animal out of its muddy swamp until the snake is completely out of the water, can be measured and samples can be safely taken.
The Waorani tribe believe that anacondas have great spiritual powers and that they have been catching and safely releasing this giant species of snake for decades.
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Newsbreak – March 18
