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[Forrest] A Brazilian legend
of a mysterious
aquatic reptile
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leads us right
into the habitat
of the world's largest snake.
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So these crosses,
when all fall down,
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-that's when the big snake
will rise up.
-Yes.
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[Forrest] Can this fable
lead us to clues
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about an actual
giant constrictor?
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The size of the scales.
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This is her home.
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My wife Jess and I
are tracking my
lifelong obsession
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with a plan to capture
a giant snake,
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take samples and find out
if it can live long enough
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to grow as big
as the legend...
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[whispering]
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...of the 50-foot anaconda.
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Hold her, hold her.
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Guys, help!
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-[Jessica gasps]
-Under here! I need
help over here!
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[Jessica] Oh, no!
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I'm Forrest Galante.
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As a wildlife biologist
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tracking and rediscovering
animals
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on the verge of extinction...
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Oh, my God!
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...I've noticed a pattern
of mysterious sightings
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and human-wildlife conflict...
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Look, there's an elephant!
There's an elephant
right there!
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...which often turn deadly.
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[indistinct shouting]
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Now, my team and I
are scouring the globe
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to shed light on the myths
and misconceptions
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surrounding our planet's
most...
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Mysterious Creatures.
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-I can jump right out.
-No, no.
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-[laughing]
-[man] None of that.
None of that.
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[Forrest] Look at that.
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This is the state
of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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An area that
at one point in time
was nothing but jungle.
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Today, as you look out,
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you see farmlands
and scattered pieces
of fragmented habitat.
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But we're not here
for the farms.
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We're here to investigate
a legend.
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A legend of giant snakes.
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Those that have been seen
by famous explorers
like Percy Fawcett
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and even a local
mythical healer.
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Local legend states
the mute healer Sinhozinho
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saved his village by trapping
a giant snake underground
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and marking it
with three crosses.
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This area is known
for the largest snake
in the world,
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the green anaconda.
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Claims of a snake
stretching 40, sometimes
even 50 feet.
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[Forrest] We're hoping
that by coming here
in the dry season,
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while the water has receded
into isolated pockets
and rivers,
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that we can look
for the giant snakes.
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And hopefully capture one.
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So we can take a tissue sample
and study its growth rate.
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While I showed a great
interest in all wildlife
from an early age,
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snakes were always
my absolute favorite.
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Growing up in Zimbabwe
introduced me to hundreds
of species of snakes.
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And I learned to have
a healthy respect for adders,
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cobras and the deadly
black mamba.
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But even as a scientist,
I have always appreciated
how this animal's appeal
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is literally biblical,
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playing a role in the myth
and lore of cultures
around the world.
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And who can blame them?
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Show me a more
fascinating animal.
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This ancient
super-evolved predator,
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using a complex network
of muscles and scales
rippling in unison,
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pushes its sleek,
slender body along
almost any surface.
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They're one of nature's
most deadly and effective
assassins.
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Over the years,
I've been lucky enough
to meet other scientists
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who share
my unique obsession.
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Like Daniel De Granville.
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-Daniel! Hey, man.
-Hey, hi!
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So nice to finally
meet you.
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At last, huh? Finally.
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We've come here
to this specific region
in Brazil
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to try and find
one of these
giant anacondas.
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And I got
what you're looking for.
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Oh, that makes
life easy.
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-Come on.
-[both chuckle]
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[Daniel] Watch out,
be careful with
the deadly anaconda.
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-[Forrest chuckles]
There it is.
-[Jessica chuckles]
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[Forrest] Green anacondas...
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Beautiful!
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...live in tropical
rainforests.
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They prefer slow streams
and marshy areas
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where they can be
stealthy hunters.
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-[Daniel] Can I tell you
something? This is...
-[Forrest] Yeah.
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impressive in size and all,
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but it's just
a free sample.
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-[laughs]
-That is a free sample.
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-This is the trial version.
-This is the trial version.
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[Jessica] Look at the size
of the scutes on the belly.
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These scales
along the stomach here,
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that's what they use
to move along the ground.
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But snakes, like all reptiles,
they grow until they die.
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Right? They never
stop growing.
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This animal's young.
Maybe a year or two old.
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Maybe three.
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But a snake that would be
50 feet in length,
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would have to be
100-plus years old.
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And we really don't know
much about the growth
and age rate of these snakes.
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-This is mainly
an aquatic species.
-Of course.
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If you look, the eyes
and the nostrils
and the mouth
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are on the very top
of the head.
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[Forrest and Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
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So that enables the snake
to keep a very, very small
portion of its body
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-out of the water.
-[Forrest] Right.
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-It can see.
It can breathe.
-[Forrest] Yep.
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[Daniel] It can sense
the environment
with the tongue.
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And still keep
a great majority of its body
hidden in the water.
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-So, sometimes
it can just...
-[Jessica] Yeah.
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-[Daniel] ...pass by one
on the boat.
-Yep.
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[Jessica] You wouldn't
even know.
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-You have to see this.
-You wouldn't even know.
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-'Cause you wouldn't know.
-It reminds me
of a crocodile.
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-Crocodiles and alligators...
-[Forrest] Mmm-hmm.
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-...sit with their heads
out like that.
-[Forrest] Absolutely.
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So, Daniel, while I really
appreciate you showing us
this beautiful snake,
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it's not quite the monster
that we've come to Brazil for.
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Where do you think
we should start
our investigation
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to try and find
a truly big snake?
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There's a local myth,
in the 1950s
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there used to be
a healer here,
like a holy man.
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And supposedly,
he trapped a gigantic
anaconda underneath town.
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And he put kind of a curse,
kind of like a spell
on the city.
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-[Forrest] Uh-huh.
-[Daniel] And at
the same time,
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he planted three crosses
on the ranch nearby.
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And he said that
when the third
cross collapses,
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this gigantic anaconda
will come loose and destroy
all of the town.
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So a good place to start
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-would maybe be heading
to those crosses.
-Uh-huh.
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[Forrest] Legends like these
may sound like fantasy.
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But time and time again,
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Jess and I
have found these tales
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are often based
in reality.
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-Release him?
-Sure, yeah, wonderful.
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There we go.
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And studying them
can be very revealing
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once you separate
fact from fiction.
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Ah.
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We've arranged a meeting
with Noraldino Aconro,
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a local farmer
and the caretaker
of the three crosses.
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[speaking other language]
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How you doing?
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-Obrigado.
-[Jessica] Nice to meet you.
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-Yeah.
-[Jessica] Obrigada.
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We've heard these crosses
have something to do with
the legend of a giant snake.
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[speaking other language]
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[Forrest] Mmm-hmm.
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[Forrest] Noraldino
says he was a student
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of the famous healer
Sinhozinho.
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So these crosses,
when they all fall down,
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that's when the big snake
will rise up.
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-Yeah.
-[Forrest] Yeah, okay, wow.
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[speaking other language]
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[Forrest] Noraldino
also told us that there's
a second part to this legend.
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Which is that
if the people of Bonito
don't take care of nature,
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then the serpents are surely
to rise up as well
and also flatten town.
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But the part that
interests us the most
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is the part that there is
this gigantic snake
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that apparently Sinhozinho
trapped in a cave
beneath Bonito.
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Oh, look, the sun's
coming down a little bit.
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-[chuckles]
-[speaking other language]
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Oh, careful, careful.
You don't wanna wake up
the snake.
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[all chuckling]
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These crosses are outstanding.
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And I love the message
of Sinhozinho
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But could you tell us
where the cave is
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and maybe we can go
and see the snake?
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[speaking other language]
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[Forrest] Yeah.
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So we asked Noraldino
can we go to that cave?
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And he advised
strongly against it.
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But we've come here
to look for a giant snake.
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We have a lead that there's
a giant snake in a cave
right outside of town.
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-[Noraldino] Obrigado.
-Obrigada.
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Goodbye.
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And that's where
we're headed next.
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And the entrance is less
than two miles from
Noraldino's farm.
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[Forrest] Also known
as the antbear,
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these are the biggest
anteaters in the world.
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And the only species
that is mostly terrestrial.
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Meaning they spend almost
all of the their time
on the ground, as we see here.
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[Forrest whispering]
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[Forrest] You think
of a giant anaconda
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and you think
the perfect prey species
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is going to be something
like a big cow or a big deer.
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Not at all.
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That is the ideal meal.
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See how it's long
and cylindrical?
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It's the perfect thing
for an anaconda
to come up and eat.
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Now, all we have to find
is the predator.
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Those big anacondas,
they could be preying
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on these gorgeous animals.
But hopefully not this one.
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[Jessica] Hopefully
not this one.
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[Forrest] The story
we've been told
of the three crosses
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does sound more like fiction
than science.
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But the cave itself
is very real.
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I mean, you never know.
Maybe people really did see
snakes in the caves.
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[Forrest] Giant snakes
do hang out in caves.
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In fact, in Indonesia,
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the best place to find
giant reticulated pythons
is outside of bat caves,
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-where they hang out
and grab bats out of the air.
-That's true.
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[Jessica] They'd have
plenty of prey that way.
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So, you know, I think
there is an element of truth
to both the fact that
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it's literal and that
it's metaphorical.
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And maybe we find some
proof of a giant snake
right here in the cave.
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-Mmm-hmm.
-And if we do,
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then that answers
where the legend came from.
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Yeah, I mean, look down.
Town's right there.
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It all would have been
interconnected by
these cave systems.
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And there would have been
giant snakes around.
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But the local capuchins
don't seem very stressed
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about running into
any predators.
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-Look at that.
-[Jessica] They're having
an intimate moment.
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We're really
disturbing them.
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Nah, it doesn't
seem like it.
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-[Jessica chuckles]
-They're a great prey source.
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[Forrest] Oh, wow.
This is cool.
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-[Jessica] Oh, yeah.
-[Forrest] It's
a beautiful cavern
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just keeps going down
and down and down.
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Oh, look, look.
Oh, wow.
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-I thought it's...
Look at this.
-[Jessica] Oh. [laughs]
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[Forrest] It totally
looks like...
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[Jessica] You thought that
was a snake, didn't you?
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Yeah, I mean, look.
That totally works as
a big snake, doesn't it?
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I mean, I bought it myself
for a half-second.
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-[Jessica] Yeah.
-Yeah.
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-[chuckles] That's funny.
-That's cool.
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-Roots growing all the way
down through the cavern.
-[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
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[Jessica] Ooh, watch yourself.
There you go.
233
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[Forrest] Oh, wow, yeah.
Look at this.
234
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What a cave.
235
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[Jessica] Whoa.
236
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[Forrest] So this
is one of the caves that
this region is famous for.
237
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Where the surface
just looks like nothing
238
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and then below it
are these massive
limestone caverns.
239
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[Jessica] Yeah, you can see
the skylight up there.
240
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So there's like a tiny
hole on the surface.
241
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If an animal fell in,
it'd totally be trapped.
242
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But a snake wouldn't be.
243
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[Forrest] Snakes
are incredible climbers.
244
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An anaconda could easily
climb down in here
and stay in here.
245
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[Jessica] Yeah.
246
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[Forrest] So let's just see
if we can come down
to the water here.
247
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See if there's any signs
of life.
248
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Look at how clear
this water is.
249
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[Jessica] That water
is crystal clear.
250
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[Forrest] Can we get
the dive gear down here?
251
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What we're gonna do now
is just gear up to get
beneath the surface
252
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and see if we can look
for any evidence
253
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that there could be
any giant anacondas
in this water.
254
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[Forrest speaking]
255
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[Jessica speaking]
256
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[Forrest speaking]
257
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[Jessica speaking]
258
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[Forrest] No sign
of any anacondas.
259
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But I want to drop
even lower
260
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and scan the bottom
of this cavern.
261
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[Jessica speaking]
262
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[Forrest] The unique
curved snout
is a dead giveaway.
263
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The acids and enzymes
in the anaconda's
stomach are intense.
264
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And larger prey can sometimes
spend weeks passing through
their digestive system.
265
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Even the bones are dissolved.
266
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[Jessica] I've loved fossils
my entire life.
267
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So, seeing that preserved
anteater under the water
was just really special.
268
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But there's not really
any signs of life down here.
269
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While the belief
and the legend might be
270
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that there are giant snakes
beneath the city
271
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and beneath the town
around here,
272
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the biologist in me says
that we need
to rethink our strategy,
273
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head back up to the surface
and head into the jungle.
274
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[Forrest] I reached out
to Daniel to let him know
275
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our cave adventure
wasn't showing any evidence.
276
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And he alerted us to
a recent sighting of an
enormous anaconda downriver.
277
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It's a long trek down
the Bonito River.
278
00:15:41,137 --> 00:15:44,310
But I like our chances better
with a confirmed sighting,
279
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than searching
more cave systems.
280
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So we're just heading
out of town now.
281
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We've got the boats with us,
282
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and we're looking for a place
to put in and head downriver.
283
00:15:54,517 --> 00:15:58,517
And that's where we're hoping
we're gonna find our
giant aquatic snake.
284
00:15:58,551 --> 00:16:03,896
If the snake
potentially has gotten
to this gargantuan size,
285
00:16:03,931 --> 00:16:07,793
that means it's very old.
And chances are
its survival tactic
286
00:16:07,827 --> 00:16:09,931
has been staying away
from humans.
287
00:16:09,965 --> 00:16:12,586
So that's why we need
to get so deep
into the jungle here.
288
00:16:16,827 --> 00:16:18,206
[exhales deeply]
289
00:16:18,241 --> 00:16:20,482
So it's been
a pretty good journey
just getting to this stage.
290
00:16:20,517 --> 00:16:22,896
We've found an area.
Now we can put the boats in.
291
00:16:22,931 --> 00:16:24,310
We're gonna load them up,
292
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carry them down
to the water,
launch them.
293
00:16:27,620 --> 00:16:29,413
Daniel is joining our crew
294
00:16:29,448 --> 00:16:33,896
along with local herpetologist
Juliana de Souza Terra,
295
00:16:33,931 --> 00:16:36,620
Bonito's own mayor,
Juca Ygarape,
296
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and our river boat captain,
Adao.
297
00:16:48,758 --> 00:16:51,655
Getting onto the river
was just the beginning.
298
00:16:51,689 --> 00:16:55,724
We have to maneuver
these boats over
multiple small waterfalls.
299
00:16:55,758 --> 00:16:57,413
Without dumping
all our gear...
300
00:16:57,965 --> 00:16:58,793
Or ourselves.
301
00:17:01,310 --> 00:17:05,551
[men speaking other language]
302
00:17:07,689 --> 00:17:09,137
Aron here found something.
303
00:17:13,206 --> 00:17:14,862
[Forrest] Oh, yeah
I can see him
pretty clearly now.
304
00:17:16,379 --> 00:17:18,206
Right there. You'll see.
305
00:17:18,241 --> 00:17:19,034
[man] You wanna...
306
00:17:21,862 --> 00:17:24,551
Aron here found something
very exciting.
307
00:17:24,586 --> 00:17:26,551
If you look in the bushes
right here...
308
00:17:28,034 --> 00:17:30,310
This is how incredibly cryptic
these snakes are.
309
00:17:30,344 --> 00:17:33,862
Right here is our first
wild anaconda.
310
00:17:33,896 --> 00:17:35,793
See him right there
all coiled up?
311
00:17:35,827 --> 00:17:38,379
He's just starting to be alert
to our presence now.
312
00:17:40,896 --> 00:17:45,310
Anacondas will prey
on almost anything
they can swallow.
313
00:17:45,344 --> 00:17:49,379
And from here,
this young specimen
has access to small fish
314
00:17:49,413 --> 00:17:51,517
birds and even
other reptiles.
315
00:17:52,793 --> 00:17:54,793
Beautiful, stunning anaconda.
316
00:17:54,827 --> 00:17:56,137
But it's not
what we've come here for.
317
00:17:56,172 --> 00:17:57,793
We've come here
for a true monster,
318
00:17:57,827 --> 00:17:59,827
and this is
about the same size
319
00:17:59,862 --> 00:18:03,448
as the one
that Daniel showed us
at the bio park.
320
00:18:03,482 --> 00:18:05,931
First wild anaconda,
not what we're looking for.
321
00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,551
Our goal is to capture
the largest snake we can find.
322
00:18:13,586 --> 00:18:15,344
And take a sample,
so we can age it.
323
00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,517
This will tell us
if it can live long enough
324
00:18:19,551 --> 00:18:22,586
to reach lengths
of 50 feet or more,
325
00:18:22,620 --> 00:18:25,000
and help us better understand
how to protect them.
326
00:18:27,103 --> 00:18:31,344
Let's just keep heading
further and further towards
the source of this river.
327
00:18:31,379 --> 00:18:34,034
The reason that these rivers
are so blue and so clear,
328
00:18:34,068 --> 00:18:36,551
and there's so much visibility
and fish life here,
329
00:18:36,586 --> 00:18:39,896
is these are actually springs
that spout up
through the sand.
330
00:18:43,310 --> 00:18:45,620
And this visibility
is a huge asset.
331
00:18:47,413 --> 00:18:49,413
It makes it easier
to find areas
332
00:18:49,448 --> 00:18:51,413
that a giant snake
would use for hunting.
333
00:18:53,413 --> 00:18:56,344
So what we're looking for
is an area where you have
overhanging logs,
334
00:18:56,379 --> 00:18:58,586
and big riverbanks
hanging out in the sun.
335
00:18:58,620 --> 00:19:01,241
See, this forest is thick
and it's dense.
336
00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:03,655
And the forest floor
is cool and shaded.
337
00:19:03,689 --> 00:19:06,896
So, what they're looking for
is a place where they can
escape the cold water,
338
00:19:06,931 --> 00:19:08,931
escape the cold,
shaded forest,
339
00:19:08,965 --> 00:19:11,517
and have this perfect
little piece of habitat,
340
00:19:11,551 --> 00:19:14,344
where there's enough sun
for them to gain energy
341
00:19:14,379 --> 00:19:17,172
to head back into the forest,
or back into the water
to continue hunting.
342
00:19:23,310 --> 00:19:25,896
All right. We're gonna have
to offload everything here.
343
00:19:25,931 --> 00:19:27,413
Move it on to the dry.
344
00:19:27,448 --> 00:19:29,482
Pick the boat up,
and then keep going.
345
00:19:29,965 --> 00:19:30,862
One, two...
346
00:19:33,482 --> 00:19:36,275
As beautiful as
these waterfalls are,
347
00:19:36,310 --> 00:19:38,137
they don't play well
with boats.
348
00:19:38,172 --> 00:19:39,000
...two, three.
349
00:19:40,103 --> 00:19:41,275
Okay.
350
00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:42,103
All right. There we go.
351
00:19:43,724 --> 00:19:45,275
[Forrest, quietly]
So we've just come
off the boats now,
352
00:19:45,310 --> 00:19:48,068
and there's
this little tributary
that feeds up here.
353
00:19:48,103 --> 00:19:49,827
And it just looks like
the perfect place
354
00:19:49,862 --> 00:19:51,862
for a big anaconda
to go and rest,
355
00:19:51,896 --> 00:19:54,758
come out
to the main body of water,
go back and rest.
356
00:19:54,793 --> 00:19:57,413
So while the sun's overhead,
we're just gonna check
this tributary.
357
00:19:58,034 --> 00:19:58,862
That's it.
358
00:20:03,482 --> 00:20:06,241
There's all kinds of tracks
here from game going down
to drink.
359
00:20:06,275 --> 00:20:08,068
The perfect anaconda
ambush spot.
360
00:20:09,310 --> 00:20:11,517
We're trying to be quiet.
361
00:20:11,551 --> 00:20:14,793
But sneaking up on an anaconda
is nearly impossible.
362
00:20:16,344 --> 00:20:18,482
They can use their tongues
to catch our scents,
363
00:20:19,689 --> 00:20:24,034
can detect heat
using special pits
near their eyes
364
00:20:24,068 --> 00:20:27,862
and they use the bones
in their jaws to feel
surface vibrations.
365
00:20:29,758 --> 00:20:31,586
-That slide right there.
-Oh, yeah.
366
00:20:31,620 --> 00:20:32,586
[Forrest] See how big
that slide is?
367
00:20:33,586 --> 00:20:34,413
Shh, shh, shh.
368
00:20:55,758 --> 00:20:57,172
[Forrest whispers] She's huge.
Look here. Look.
369
00:21:01,275 --> 00:21:04,862
See how there's all of this
trodden-down area here?
370
00:21:04,896 --> 00:21:08,517
The peccaries, the capybara,
they're all coming here
to get water
371
00:21:08,551 --> 00:21:10,310
'cause it goes
the furthest into the jungle.
372
00:21:22,655 --> 00:21:24,344
Jess, how big
does she look from your end?
373
00:21:25,448 --> 00:21:27,068
I'd guess, like, 15 feet?
374
00:21:29,482 --> 00:21:30,827
-[Forrest] Yeah.
-[Jessica] But she
is really fat.
375
00:21:30,862 --> 00:21:32,689
She might be breeding
this season.
376
00:21:32,724 --> 00:21:36,827
[Forrest] So while this is
a big, beautiful [chuckles]
really impressive snake,
377
00:21:36,862 --> 00:21:39,827
This is not the real monster
that we've come here for.
378
00:21:39,862 --> 00:21:44,931
So, let's leave her be,
let's leave her in peace
and keep going.
379
00:21:44,965 --> 00:21:48,448
Never thought I'd turn down
catching a snake that size
in my life. [laughs]
380
00:21:52,413 --> 00:21:57,931
As clear as this water is,
we saw how the anaconda's
natural camouflage
381
00:21:57,965 --> 00:22:00,655
allowed it to seamlessly blend
into the creek bed.
382
00:22:02,758 --> 00:22:05,068
To get around
this natural defense,
383
00:22:05,103 --> 00:22:09,068
we have to get in the water,
and look up from underneath,
384
00:22:09,103 --> 00:22:12,206
where they are easier to spot
against the surface.
385
00:22:12,241 --> 00:22:15,241
These snakes like to spend
the cool nights
386
00:22:15,275 --> 00:22:18,206
submerged under reed mats
under the cover of darkness
387
00:22:18,241 --> 00:22:21,517
So, that's where
we have to put ourselves
before the sun goes down.
388
00:22:21,551 --> 00:22:24,655
So as soon as
these guys are ready,
we'll hop in.
389
00:22:24,689 --> 00:22:26,413
Johnny, tell us
what you just found.
390
00:22:26,448 --> 00:22:30,344
Well, it seems we've got
the only remaining pieces
of the last guy
391
00:22:30,379 --> 00:22:32,379
that tried to do
what we're about to go do.
392
00:22:32,413 --> 00:22:34,551
-[Forrest chuckles]
-So, this should be fun.
393
00:23:04,896 --> 00:23:06,068
If you're looking
for a giant snake,
394
00:23:06,103 --> 00:23:08,137
the theory is,
when they get
to a certain size,
395
00:23:08,172 --> 00:23:10,724
they're literally too big
to be on land.
396
00:23:10,758 --> 00:23:14,931
So all of this island
that you see here,
has this massive overhang.
397
00:23:14,965 --> 00:23:18,482
And underneath it is a series
of caverns and tunnels
398
00:23:18,517 --> 00:23:23,034
and the perfect place
for a mega snake to hide
completely undetected.
399
00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:24,482
And it's, uh,
it's very creepy.
400
00:23:55,793 --> 00:23:58,137
Johnny. Come see what I found.
401
00:23:58,172 --> 00:23:59,310
This looks really promising.
402
00:24:00,758 --> 00:24:01,827
[Forrest] It's in there.
It's deep.
403
00:24:01,862 --> 00:24:04,689
I'm gonna stick
my arm in.
404
00:24:04,724 --> 00:24:06,448
So just watch out,
in case something happens.
405
00:24:06,482 --> 00:24:08,689
-[Johnny] You wanna
tell me what it is?
-Nope.
406
00:24:08,724 --> 00:24:09,551
Okay.
407
00:24:12,034 --> 00:24:12,896
[Johnny chuckles]
408
00:24:35,206 --> 00:24:36,034
It all fell apart.
409
00:24:36,896 --> 00:24:38,655
But down there,
410
00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:42,655
is an absolutely massive
snake shed.
411
00:24:42,689 --> 00:24:46,206
I mean, you can see
this is just one little
section of it.
412
00:24:46,241 --> 00:24:49,379
I wish I could've got it out.
It looked like a sleeping bag
under there.
413
00:24:49,413 --> 00:24:50,827
This is not doing it justice.
414
00:24:50,862 --> 00:24:53,344
But you can see it's just
completely shredding,
415
00:24:53,379 --> 00:24:55,517
and it's all interwoven
with the sticks.
416
00:24:55,551 --> 00:24:56,655
[sighs] Let's keep looking.
417
00:25:23,482 --> 00:25:24,965
[Forrest] Oh, wow, Johnny,
look in here.
418
00:25:26,586 --> 00:25:27,413
[grunts]
419
00:25:30,206 --> 00:25:31,000
[grunting]
420
00:25:34,482 --> 00:25:35,448
[Forrest] Look in here.
421
00:25:35,482 --> 00:25:36,758
-[Jessica] Where?
-[Forrest] Look at the skin.
422
00:25:36,793 --> 00:25:37,931
[Jessica] More skin.
423
00:25:37,965 --> 00:25:39,758
[Forrest] Look at the size
of the scales.
424
00:25:39,793 --> 00:25:42,206
-They go all the way back
in this tunnel
-[Jessica] Oh, wow.
425
00:25:42,241 --> 00:25:43,827
[Jessica] This definitely
looks like her home.
[laughs]
426
00:25:43,862 --> 00:25:44,965
[Forrest] This is
her little lair.
427
00:25:48,793 --> 00:25:50,103
[grunts] Okay.
428
00:25:50,137 --> 00:25:53,379
-This is truly
from a magnificent snake.
-[Jessica] Oh, wow.
429
00:25:53,413 --> 00:25:56,724
[Forrest] This is her home.
We've got this little lair
here.
430
00:25:58,793 --> 00:26:01,448
Snakes shed their skin
as they grow.
431
00:26:01,482 --> 00:26:03,862
Meaning the anaconda
that shed this...
432
00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,517
is now even bigger.
433
00:26:06,551 --> 00:26:09,931
This is definitely where
there's a very large snake
hanging out.
434
00:26:09,965 --> 00:26:11,448
These scales are huge.
435
00:26:11,482 --> 00:26:13,586
They're bigger
than any I've ever seen.
436
00:26:13,620 --> 00:26:16,344
So, chances are,
these belong to a female.
437
00:26:16,379 --> 00:26:20,517
And we know
that the female anacondas
tend to have a home range.
438
00:26:20,551 --> 00:26:24,068
So, I definitely think
we're on the right track.
We're getting closer.
439
00:26:24,103 --> 00:26:27,000
What we're gonna do, guys,
is grab the gear,
440
00:26:27,034 --> 00:26:29,275
and I wanna stay away
from the water
441
00:26:29,310 --> 00:26:31,137
because we make
too much noise.
442
00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:34,344
So, we're gonna go build camp
up in the jungle
for the night.
443
00:26:34,379 --> 00:26:35,517
-[man] Sounds good.
-Okay.
444
00:26:50,793 --> 00:26:54,344
[Forrest] As the sun rises,
we're back out on the water,
445
00:26:54,379 --> 00:26:58,655
scanning the area near
where we discovered
the female's den yesterday.
446
00:27:03,275 --> 00:27:04,586
[Jessica] Something is moving
back there.
447
00:27:09,551 --> 00:27:11,068
[whispering]
448
00:27:21,689 --> 00:27:22,517
[mouthing]
449
00:27:39,620 --> 00:27:44,034
This is by far
the largest anaconda
we've seen.
450
00:27:44,068 --> 00:27:49,344
And it's going
to take all of us to catch her
without harming her or us.
451
00:27:49,379 --> 00:27:52,034
So we're backing off a bit
to quickly make a plan.
452
00:27:52,724 --> 00:27:55,413
[whispering]
453
00:27:57,103 --> 00:27:59,517
She's in
a very precarious spot.
454
00:27:59,551 --> 00:28:02,965
She's on that log,
with water on either side.
455
00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,241
-I think we should approach
on the log and go for her.
-[Jessica] Yep.
456
00:28:06,275 --> 00:28:08,034
But we're probably gonna
roll into the water.
457
00:28:10,275 --> 00:28:11,068
[Forrest] Yes.
458
00:28:12,793 --> 00:28:14,758
But this is no jokes, guys.
You gotta listen.
459
00:28:14,793 --> 00:28:17,310
This is not, like,
hold your camera
and watch me die, right?
460
00:28:17,344 --> 00:28:18,896
This is come and help
if you need to help.
461
00:28:18,931 --> 00:28:21,137
If she gets a coil
around my trunk or my chest,
462
00:28:21,172 --> 00:28:22,827
she'll break my ribs
and kill me.
463
00:28:25,862 --> 00:28:28,586
The fact that we are moments
from trying to capture
464
00:28:28,620 --> 00:28:32,586
a giant snake already
has us all on edge.
465
00:28:32,620 --> 00:28:34,172
[Forrest] I'm not gonna let go
of her head.
466
00:28:34,206 --> 00:28:36,034
I'm telling you right now,
I'm not letting go
of her head.
467
00:28:38,586 --> 00:28:40,586
-Whatever, man.
That's fine.
-[Mitch] Don't forget that.
468
00:28:40,620 --> 00:28:42,655
-[Mitch speaking]
-Okay. Cupcake. I--
469
00:28:42,689 --> 00:28:45,068
You're gonna have
to drop the cameras and help.
Let's go.
470
00:28:45,103 --> 00:28:46,241
Okay. Ready?
Johnny, you ready?
471
00:28:47,103 --> 00:28:48,482
I'm getting
a little jittery here.
472
00:28:51,758 --> 00:28:53,068
[inaudible]
473
00:28:55,241 --> 00:28:57,206
[Forrest] We found
one of the giant anacondas,
474
00:28:57,241 --> 00:28:58,896
what we've come here
looking for.
475
00:28:58,931 --> 00:29:01,241
She's curled up
in that little bit of bushes.
476
00:29:01,275 --> 00:29:02,586
Johnny's ready to dive,
477
00:29:02,620 --> 00:29:04,379
Jess and I are gonna go
for the approach,
478
00:29:04,413 --> 00:29:06,275
but we're all gonna
work together,
479
00:29:06,310 --> 00:29:08,379
see if she's as big
as the legends say,
480
00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:10,275
get a weight,
get a measurement.
481
00:29:10,310 --> 00:29:12,448
Then we're gonna free her
into this beautiful water.
482
00:29:12,482 --> 00:29:16,172
It's pre-game jitters time.
[laughs nervously]
483
00:29:16,206 --> 00:29:20,620
Since this super-sized
green anaconda
is tightly coiled,
484
00:29:20,655 --> 00:29:23,586
we have no idea
how long it actually is.
485
00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:26,034
I saw one coil
and it was like...
486
00:29:26,068 --> 00:29:29,068
I mean, like a tree trunk.
487
00:29:29,103 --> 00:29:32,448
[Forrest] Or how many of us
it will take to overpower her.
488
00:29:32,482 --> 00:29:35,862
These snakes are, like,
the most powerful thing
you can imagine.
489
00:29:35,896 --> 00:29:37,931
She's a whole lot
of snake in there.
490
00:29:39,931 --> 00:29:42,931
[whistles] She's big.
See her coil?
491
00:29:45,620 --> 00:29:48,758
[whispering] Stop, stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
492
00:29:48,793 --> 00:29:51,448
[Forrest] The plan is
to rush her.
493
00:29:52,862 --> 00:29:56,413
If I can secure her head,
we have a chance.
494
00:29:57,551 --> 00:29:59,034
[Forrest] Oh, [bleep]!
495
00:29:59,068 --> 00:30:00,137
[Jessica] Careful.
496
00:30:00,172 --> 00:30:01,896
[Forrest] Watch out.
Watch out. She's gonna strike.
497
00:30:01,931 --> 00:30:03,482
Hold her. Hold her if you can.
498
00:30:03,517 --> 00:30:05,655
-I gotta get her head.
-[Juliana] Guys, help us.
499
00:30:05,689 --> 00:30:06,931
[Forrest] We need
help! We need help!
500
00:30:06,965 --> 00:30:08,586
Cannot let her get
more leverage.
501
00:30:08,620 --> 00:30:09,655
Johnny, come help if you can.
502
00:30:11,655 --> 00:30:13,275
Just come in, dude.
Just come in. I'm serious.
503
00:30:13,310 --> 00:30:14,586
We're gonna lose her.
504
00:30:14,620 --> 00:30:16,896
I failed to secure her head.
505
00:30:16,931 --> 00:30:18,448
Jess, be careful.
She's gonna strike.
506
00:30:18,482 --> 00:30:19,586
[grunts]
507
00:30:20,965 --> 00:30:22,448
Her head's up here.
Her head's up here.
508
00:30:22,482 --> 00:30:23,379
Hold her. Hold her.
509
00:30:25,620 --> 00:30:28,965
[grunts]
510
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,068
[Forrest shouts] Come to here!
I need help over here!
511
00:30:31,103 --> 00:30:32,793
-[shouts] Cupcake!
-[Jessica] She's squeezing...
512
00:30:32,827 --> 00:30:33,896
Where is she?
513
00:30:33,931 --> 00:30:34,758
[grunting]
514
00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:39,655
-[Jessica] The anaconda!
-[Forrest] Help, guys. Help.
515
00:30:39,689 --> 00:30:41,310
-[Jessica grunts]
-[Forrest] You need
to come to us.
516
00:30:41,344 --> 00:30:43,241
[Jessica shouts] Oh, no!
517
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,448
[Forrest] Johnny!
518
00:30:44,482 --> 00:30:45,758
[Jessica grunts]
519
00:30:45,793 --> 00:30:47,758
[Forrest] Someone's gotta hold
with Jess so I can go get it.
520
00:30:47,793 --> 00:30:48,896
[Jessica] Someone hold
with me!
521
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,241
[Johnny] All right.
I'm coming, man.
522
00:30:52,275 --> 00:30:53,448
[Forrest] Help the girls.
523
00:30:53,482 --> 00:30:54,793
[Johnny] Can you get
in there?
524
00:30:56,068 --> 00:30:57,448
[Forrest] Where's
her head, guys?
525
00:30:57,482 --> 00:30:59,793
Right here. She's moving,
she's moving, she's moving.
526
00:30:59,827 --> 00:31:01,586
[Mitch] Johnny,
can you get in front of her?
527
00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:02,758
[Jessica] I'm losing her!
528
00:31:02,793 --> 00:31:04,172
[Mitch] We're not gonna hold
her much longer, Forrest!
529
00:31:04,206 --> 00:31:05,275
[Jessica] She's slipping away!
530
00:31:12,689 --> 00:31:14,379
[Forrest] She's gone.
531
00:31:14,413 --> 00:31:16,448
Clearly a survivor
at that size.
532
00:31:16,482 --> 00:31:18,206
-[sighs in exasperation]
-[Jessica] That was awkward.
533
00:31:18,241 --> 00:31:19,448
[Forrest] That was
my fault, guys.
534
00:31:19,482 --> 00:31:22,103
I went for the grab
and she just dodged me.
535
00:31:22,137 --> 00:31:23,310
They're so strong.
536
00:31:24,586 --> 00:31:27,551
Fortunately, she wasn't hurt
and neither were we.
537
00:31:28,724 --> 00:31:29,896
[Forrest speaking]
538
00:31:32,551 --> 00:31:34,620
-Yeah, in there.
In there, yeah.
-[man] This?
539
00:31:34,655 --> 00:31:35,482
[Forrest] Yeah.
540
00:32:12,103 --> 00:32:15,275
[Forrest] Anacondas this large
and powerful have been known
541
00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:18,275
to eat deer, caiman
and even cattle.
542
00:32:20,758 --> 00:32:24,793
Our team of ten was no match
for her incredible strength.
543
00:32:34,275 --> 00:32:35,103
[Forrest speaking]
544
00:32:37,448 --> 00:32:38,793
[Jessica speaking]
545
00:32:43,827 --> 00:32:45,413
[Forrest] Get the dive gear.
Get the dive gear.
546
00:32:47,551 --> 00:32:50,724
I've never encountered a snake
of that strength before.
547
00:32:50,758 --> 00:32:53,034
So, we have
to do this another way.
548
00:32:53,068 --> 00:32:56,965
We're gonna get in on scuba,
'cause she is literally
unmanageable.
549
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:59,241
It's the first snake
I've ever met
that I can't manage.
550
00:33:00,655 --> 00:33:03,000
She's twice as fast
in the water.
551
00:33:03,034 --> 00:33:05,275
Reaching speeds
of 10 miles an hour.
552
00:33:05,965 --> 00:33:07,517
But we've tired her out.
553
00:33:07,551 --> 00:33:09,482
So, we're gonna try
to swim up next to her
554
00:33:09,517 --> 00:33:12,000
and get a measurement
before she slips away.
555
00:33:12,482 --> 00:33:14,482
[on radio]
556
00:33:17,793 --> 00:33:18,758
[man] Underneath
you, Mitch.
557
00:33:26,620 --> 00:33:27,448
[on radio]
558
00:33:42,965 --> 00:33:47,068
She can easily stay submerged
for ten minutes or more.
559
00:33:47,103 --> 00:33:50,137
And while she's too tired
for an attack,
560
00:33:50,172 --> 00:33:53,344
she's still a strike danger
if we get too close
to her head.
561
00:33:53,379 --> 00:33:55,137
[man 1] We need
you guys ready. We've got
an opportunity here.
562
00:33:55,172 --> 00:33:56,413
[man 2] Okay.
563
00:33:56,448 --> 00:33:58,517
[Forrest] We've got
another shot
at capturing her.
564
00:33:58,551 --> 00:34:01,172
She's moved onto
the shallow bank.
565
00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:06,000
If we can all surround her
and get on top of her head,
it could give us an advantage.
566
00:34:06,034 --> 00:34:07,931
-She's right here.
-[Johnny] You see her head?
567
00:34:09,068 --> 00:34:10,413
-[Forrest] Her head's up here.
-Okay.
568
00:34:10,448 --> 00:34:11,413
[Forrest] She's
under this log.
569
00:34:13,413 --> 00:34:15,413
She's recharging right now.
570
00:34:15,448 --> 00:34:18,172
She's right in here.
She is unmanageably large.
571
00:34:19,413 --> 00:34:21,000
We might have
a shot at her here.
572
00:34:22,586 --> 00:34:23,758
[Forrest speaking]
573
00:34:25,172 --> 00:34:27,551
By coiling up,
she makes it difficult
574
00:34:27,586 --> 00:34:29,827
for more than two of us
to approach at once.
575
00:34:32,793 --> 00:34:36,517
And knowing which part
of her you are grabbing
becomes a crapshoot.
576
00:34:36,551 --> 00:34:38,758
-[man] I don't see her.
-[Forrest] I'm coming.
Stay there. Stay there.
577
00:34:38,793 --> 00:34:40,241
I can see her head.
I can see it.
578
00:34:40,275 --> 00:34:41,689
Same as last time.
579
00:34:41,724 --> 00:34:44,517
If I can secure her head,
we have a chance.
580
00:34:44,551 --> 00:34:46,068
Watch out,
watch out, watch out!
581
00:34:46,103 --> 00:34:47,310
It's coming
through to you guys.
582
00:34:47,344 --> 00:34:48,517
Jess, stay with her.
583
00:34:48,551 --> 00:34:49,896
Stay with her.
I gotta go this way.
584
00:34:49,931 --> 00:34:52,206
-Watch out.
-[Johnny] Going for it.
585
00:34:52,241 --> 00:34:54,689
[Forrest shouting] Come here!
Grab her head, grab her head!
586
00:34:54,724 --> 00:34:56,068
-Yes!
-[Johnny] We got her.
587
00:34:56,103 --> 00:34:58,758
-We got her, we got her.
-[Forrest] Hold her, hold her.
588
00:34:58,793 --> 00:35:01,448
Two hands, two hands,
two hands, two hands.
589
00:35:01,482 --> 00:35:03,310
Four hands, four hands.
590
00:35:03,344 --> 00:35:05,482
Everybody on. Everybody on.
591
00:35:05,517 --> 00:35:08,379
We're getting her here, guys.
We're getting her. All right.
592
00:35:08,413 --> 00:35:09,586
[Jessica] We need
one person here.
593
00:35:09,620 --> 00:35:11,000
-[Juliana] Could you help,
Johnny?
-[Johnny] Yep.
594
00:35:11,034 --> 00:35:12,620
[Forrest] Okay, I'm getting
the side. I got it.
595
00:35:12,655 --> 00:35:14,793
Jess, let go. Jess, let go.
596
00:35:14,827 --> 00:35:16,793
[Johnny] Okay, what's it on?
This one?
597
00:35:16,827 --> 00:35:18,482
[Forrest] You gotta
come under.
Yep, that's the way.
598
00:35:18,517 --> 00:35:19,482
That's the right way.
599
00:35:19,517 --> 00:35:20,896
-[Johnny] Under? Under?
-[Forrest] Yep.
600
00:35:20,931 --> 00:35:23,620
Got her head.
Not yet, not yet.
And I got it.
601
00:35:24,413 --> 00:35:26,586
Okay. Here we go.
602
00:35:26,620 --> 00:35:28,724
So, grab the head.
Little bit higher, Johnny,
603
00:35:28,758 --> 00:35:30,965
or you're gonna get bitten.
There we go. That's all right.
604
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,068
Shallow, not deep.
Shallow, not deep.
605
00:35:34,103 --> 00:35:34,965
We got her, guys.
606
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:36,275
We're doing it.
We are doing it.
607
00:35:36,310 --> 00:35:37,655
Okay?
608
00:35:37,689 --> 00:35:39,310
-[man speaking indistinctly]
-[Forrest] Be gentle
on her neck.
609
00:35:39,344 --> 00:35:42,103
-[Johnny] Okay.
-[Forrest] That's the way.
That's the way.
610
00:35:42,137 --> 00:35:43,034
Watch this coil.
611
00:35:43,068 --> 00:35:44,620
This first third is
the strongest third.
612
00:35:44,655 --> 00:35:45,758
[Johnny] Yep, I got her.
613
00:35:45,793 --> 00:35:48,103
We can get a chunk of her body
into the boat, guys.
614
00:35:48,137 --> 00:35:49,310
-[Johnny] Okay.
-[Jessica] Okay.
615
00:35:49,965 --> 00:35:50,896
Okay.
616
00:35:50,931 --> 00:35:52,275
-Okay, you got it?
-[Forrest] Yep, I got it.
617
00:35:52,310 --> 00:35:53,862
-[man speaking other language]
-I got it.
618
00:35:53,896 --> 00:35:55,206
[Juliana] Lift her.
619
00:35:55,241 --> 00:35:56,931
-[Forrest] Hold
her mouth closed.
-[Juliana] Yeah.
620
00:35:56,965 --> 00:35:58,137
[Forrest] Okay. You got it.
You got it.
621
00:35:58,172 --> 00:36:01,620
The darkness from this hood
will calm her down
622
00:36:01,655 --> 00:36:04,034
and restrict her
from biting anyone.
623
00:36:04,068 --> 00:36:06,310
[Forrest] It's that first coil
that's the most
dangerous, guys.
624
00:36:06,344 --> 00:36:07,551
[Juliana] Okay.
625
00:36:07,586 --> 00:36:08,655
[Forrest] You can release her.
626
00:36:08,689 --> 00:36:10,103
-[Johnny] We can let go? Okay.
-[Forrest] Yep.
627
00:36:10,137 --> 00:36:12,310
Oh, Juliana, watch out.
Watch out!
628
00:36:12,344 --> 00:36:13,517
We're gonna lose
her in the water.
629
00:36:14,310 --> 00:36:16,482
Yeah. She's all right now.
630
00:36:16,517 --> 00:36:19,793
Let's go to that area upriver
where there's nice, flat bank.
631
00:36:19,827 --> 00:36:21,551
That was insane.
632
00:36:22,724 --> 00:36:25,551
The largest snake
I've ever handled.
633
00:36:25,586 --> 00:36:28,000
A hulk of the animal kingdom.
634
00:36:28,034 --> 00:36:30,172
You got it? Okay.
635
00:36:37,034 --> 00:36:39,034
[Forrest] So, this is what
it's like camping in Brazil.
636
00:36:41,620 --> 00:36:43,413
Just got back
to the camp area.
637
00:36:43,448 --> 00:36:46,068
This is the spot
we designated the toilet.
638
00:36:46,103 --> 00:36:49,000
And sure enough,
I have a little fat
water hamster,
639
00:36:49,034 --> 00:36:52,000
aka a capybara,
hanging out here
just watching me pee.
640
00:36:53,758 --> 00:36:55,137
So check this guy.
641
00:36:55,172 --> 00:36:58,068
The largest rodent species
on Earth.
642
00:36:58,103 --> 00:37:02,965
A semi-aquatic creature
that hangs out
in an area like this, my camp.
643
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,000
Near to the water,
but lives in the jungle.
644
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,827
They can grow fairly large.
645
00:37:07,862 --> 00:37:10,275
In fact,
the heaviest ever recorded
646
00:37:10,310 --> 00:37:13,310
was a female
from this area in Brazil
647
00:37:13,344 --> 00:37:16,206
that weighed
just over 200 pounds.
648
00:37:17,862 --> 00:37:20,482
If you see that thing swimming
around at night
649
00:37:20,517 --> 00:37:22,206
and you're
a 20-foot-long anaconda,
650
00:37:22,241 --> 00:37:24,206
it's literally
the perfect meal.
651
00:37:30,793 --> 00:37:32,793
[Forrest] We've got her.
652
00:37:32,827 --> 00:37:36,413
The largest snake
I've ever handled.
653
00:37:36,448 --> 00:37:39,206
We're just taking
a short ride upriver,
654
00:37:39,241 --> 00:37:41,310
near to the place
where we first spotted her,
655
00:37:42,793 --> 00:37:44,586
so that we can release her
by her den.
656
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,275
Okay. All right.
Listen up, everybody.
657
00:37:48,310 --> 00:37:51,379
We've gotta get a weight
and a length.
658
00:37:51,413 --> 00:37:52,689
[Jessica] Okay.
659
00:37:52,724 --> 00:37:55,068
For length.
660
00:37:55,103 --> 00:37:58,275
We have to measure
section by section
with a length of cord
661
00:37:59,413 --> 00:38:01,620
using her scales
as reference points.
662
00:38:02,344 --> 00:38:04,000
And got it.
663
00:38:04,034 --> 00:38:06,448
The longer she is,
the older she is.
664
00:38:06,482 --> 00:38:07,551
Come on.
665
00:38:07,586 --> 00:38:09,310
Look at the size
of this snake.
666
00:38:09,344 --> 00:38:10,827
Oh, she's
an impressive animal.
667
00:38:11,551 --> 00:38:12,827
[man] Eighteen.
668
00:38:12,862 --> 00:38:14,620
-[Forrest] 19-footer.
-19 feet.
669
00:38:14,655 --> 00:38:16,137
[Forrest] A 19-footer.
670
00:38:16,172 --> 00:38:18,310
Not quite as large
as the legends.
671
00:38:18,344 --> 00:38:21,482
But average females are
only around 15 feet.
672
00:38:22,517 --> 00:38:25,655
She's an incredibly rare
monster snake.
673
00:38:25,689 --> 00:38:27,551
Never seen
an animal like that, have you?
674
00:38:29,103 --> 00:38:32,482
Now, we're just going
to shave off a bit of a scale.
675
00:38:32,517 --> 00:38:35,620
This won't hurt her,
but it will allow us
to confirm her age
676
00:38:35,655 --> 00:38:38,862
along with
other biological data.
677
00:38:38,896 --> 00:38:42,137
The average lifespan is
about ten years in the wild,
678
00:38:42,172 --> 00:38:45,827
but at her size,
I would guess
she's much older.
679
00:38:45,862 --> 00:38:49,724
Snakes this size are becoming
increasingly rare.
680
00:38:49,758 --> 00:38:51,827
And understanding
the conditions that allow
681
00:38:51,862 --> 00:38:56,758
them to grow so large
will aid Juliana's efforts
to conserve them.
682
00:38:56,793 --> 00:38:59,206
This is absolutely remarkable.
683
00:38:59,241 --> 00:39:04,448
I mean, a truly giant anaconda
that we have had the privilege
of catching.
684
00:39:04,482 --> 00:39:06,620
So, let's do the best we can
to get a weight.
685
00:39:07,655 --> 00:39:10,241
We've got a giant bag
to weigh her,
686
00:39:10,275 --> 00:39:12,862
but she doesn't even come
close to fitting in it.
687
00:39:12,896 --> 00:39:15,586
Let's lift from the straps.
She's very heavy.
688
00:39:16,068 --> 00:39:16,896
Here we go.
689
00:39:17,482 --> 00:39:19,275
[all] One, two, three.
690
00:39:19,896 --> 00:39:21,103
[grunting]
691
00:39:21,137 --> 00:39:23,827
[Jessica] All right, guys,
220, 228.
692
00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:25,965
Two... Ten...
693
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:28,275
-We didn't even get
her whole body off the ground.
-All right.
694
00:39:28,310 --> 00:39:30,931
[Forrest] So, let's say she's
about a 300-pound snake.
695
00:39:30,965 --> 00:39:33,827
It's gonna take everybody
to hold her at length.
696
00:39:33,862 --> 00:39:36,620
Look at the size
of this animal.
697
00:39:36,655 --> 00:39:40,103
Easily 300 pounds and,
if you guys can hold her,
698
00:39:40,137 --> 00:39:42,724
I'll take this off her head
and we'll let her go.
699
00:39:42,758 --> 00:39:43,689
Everybody ready?
700
00:39:44,724 --> 00:39:47,896
Okay, we're gonna stretch
her out this way.
701
00:39:47,931 --> 00:39:49,931
Okay, here we go.
We're gonna let her go.
702
00:39:50,724 --> 00:39:52,000
Off you go. Go on.
703
00:39:54,517 --> 00:39:55,551
Here she goes.
704
00:39:55,586 --> 00:39:59,034
Look at that
incredible animal!
705
00:39:59,517 --> 00:40:00,344
Whoo!
706
00:40:01,931 --> 00:40:02,862
Whoo!
707
00:40:02,896 --> 00:40:04,000
[laughing]
708
00:40:08,551 --> 00:40:11,275
We came here
to look for a giant snake.
709
00:40:11,310 --> 00:40:13,379
We came here to see
if the legends were true.
710
00:40:14,758 --> 00:40:16,241
And while she's not 40-foot,
711
00:40:16,275 --> 00:40:19,034
that 20-foot animal
in the water,
in our hands,
712
00:40:19,068 --> 00:40:21,586
that muscle,
that incredible physique,
713
00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:25,896
that unbelievable raw power,
to me, is legendary.
714
00:40:27,103 --> 00:40:29,068
There is nothing
more magnificent,
715
00:40:29,103 --> 00:40:32,034
there is nothing
more impressive than
an animal of that size.
716
00:40:33,827 --> 00:40:37,275
This giant anaconda
will continue to grow here
717
00:40:37,310 --> 00:40:39,241
in this pristine habitat.
718
00:40:40,310 --> 00:40:43,172
It's possible she could
one day reach the size
719
00:40:43,206 --> 00:40:45,413
we've only heard about
in legends
720
00:40:45,448 --> 00:40:48,517
like Sinhozinho
and his three crosses.
721
00:40:49,655 --> 00:40:52,379
An ancient animal.
A true dinosaur.
722
00:40:52,413 --> 00:40:53,275
And we caught her.
723
00:40:53,310 --> 00:40:55,241
We did exactly
what we came here for.
724
00:41:13,275 --> 00:41:15,931
[Jessica] What was
the safe word
we had as a team?
725
00:41:15,965 --> 00:41:17,413
-I don't even know.
-[man] Cupcake!
726
00:41:17,448 --> 00:41:19,310
Cupcake.
Didn't even know that.
727
00:41:19,344 --> 00:41:20,827
Didn't even know
the safe word.
728
00:41:20,862 --> 00:41:22,793
-That's good to know.
-[all laughing]
729
00:41:22,827 --> 00:41:23,965
[Forrest] Good job everybody.
730
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,241
[Juliana] Good job.
Good job, guys.
731
00:41:25,275 --> 00:41:26,344
[both laughing]
732
00:41:26,379 --> 00:41:27,172
[indistinct chatter]
733
00:41:29,103 --> 00:41:30,103
That was amazing.
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