Gigantic new snake species discovered in Amazon rainforest [Video]

Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world.A team from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon to search for the previously undocumented northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayima), following an invitation from the Waorani people to observe anacondas “rumoured to be the largest in existence,” according to the scientists.The team joined the hunters on a 10-day expedition to the Bameno region of Baihuaeri Waorani Territory, before paddling down the river system to “find several anacondas lurking in the shallows, lying in wait for prey,” Professor Bryan Fry, a biologist from the University of Queensland, who led the team, said in a statement.Anacondas are giant, non-venomous constricting snakes found in or near water in warm parts of South America.”The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible – one female anaconda we encountered measured an astounding 6.3 …