Researchers in the Amazon have recently discovered a new species of green anaconda, which is now considered the world's largest snake. This discovery was made in the Brazilian Amazon and Ecuador's rainforest in 2023, where the new species, named Eunectes akiyama or the 'northern green anaconda', has been identified. The species, which can grow up to 20 feet long, is notable for having split from its closest relatives approximately 10 million years ago, yet it remains nearly identical in appearance to them. This significant find has garnered attention for its implications on our understanding of biodiversity in the Amazon.
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Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago though they still nearly look identical to this day. (Reuters) https://t.co/R2mI8M0Tyr
Researchers in the Amazon recently discovered a 20-foot-long 'northern green anaconda' belonging to a different, new species, Eunectes akiyama https://t.co/C99cE7nxoH https://t.co/AUMdrTOH65
A new species of green anaconda, also known as the giant anaconda, was discovered in the Brazilian Amazon in 2023. https://t.co/O3IllgzudH
Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world’s largest snake species - an enormous green #anaconda - in Ecuador’s rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago though they still nearly look identical to this day. https://t.co/WCpW3d2eqS
Nope. 😳🐍 A new species of the world's largest snake, a green anaconda, has been discovered in the Amazon. https://t.co/ltNgkkY5DK
Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago though they still nearly look identical to this day https://t.co/C99cE7nxoH https://t.co/2B7bF4GEkh
🚨2024 NIGHTMARE FUEL - NEW SNAKE SPECIES DISCOVERED Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. Source: CNN https://t.co/w3P8RRiMdI
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This snake has eyes bigger than its stomach 😱 https://t.co/nqm2ySAbWr