Still, there are almost certainly larger examples of these jungle giants out there somewhere, and the northern green anaconda can now officially be labelled as the heaviest snake species in the world.

Scientists working on Will Smith's new show found a record-breaking anaconda species in the Amazon rainforest. The discovery, ...

The lord of this jungle was a truly spectacular creature—a snake more than 40 feet long and weighing more than a ton. This giant serpent looked something like a modern-day boa constrictor ...

The team, led by Professor Bryan Fry, found the snake in the Bameno region. This area lies in Baihuaeri Waorani Territory, a remote jungle rarely explored. Named the northern green anaconda ...