"World's Biggest Snake: New Giant Anaconda Species Discovered in Amazon"
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A new species of giant anaconda, named the northern green anaconda, has been discovered in the Ecuadorian Amazon by a team led by University of Queensland professor Bryan Fry. The snake, rumored to be the largest in existence, was found to measure nearly 21 feet in length, with genetic differences from the southern green anaconda standing at 5.5%. The discovery was documented in a National Geographic series and published in the journal Diversity.
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