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Giant anaconda

Reports of '''giant anacondas''' date back as far as the European colonization of [[South America]], when sightings of [[anaconda]]s upwards of 50 meters (164&nbsp;feet) began to circulate amongst colonists. The size of the largest anacondas has been the subject of debate ever since among [[Cryptozoology|cryptozoologists]] and [[zoologist]]s {{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}. 

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==In fiction==
The Anaconda has been featured in many stories well known around Latin America, written by famous Uruguayan writer [[Horacio Quiroga]], wh
icho even founded the Anaconda Association (a group of Argentine and Uruguayan intellectuals) circa 1920. He also published a book named ''Anaconda'' around 1921.

Perhaps the most well-known film portrayal of a giant anaconda in popular fiction is the 1997 film ''[[Anaconda (film)|Anaconda]]'', which featured a giant anaconda hunting and killing several crew members from [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]], and its sequel ''[[Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid]]''. Another two sequels and a crossover film, ''[[Anaconda 3: Offspring]]'', ''[[Anacondas: Trail of Blood]]'' and ''[[Lake Placid vs. Anaconda]]'' were produced as made-for-television films in 2008, 2009 and 2015.

ItAn anaconda was featured in an episode of ''[[Lost Tapes]]'' called "Megaconda".

==See also==
*''[[Titanoboa]]''
*''[[Gigantophis]]''
*[[Yacumama]]
*[[Minhocão (animal)|Minhocão]]
*[[Basilisk]]

==Footnotes==
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{{Cryptozoology}}

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[[Category:Reptile cryptids]]
[[Category:Legendary serpents]]
[[Category:South American culture]]
[[Category:Monsters]]