In what could be the first official capture of an anaconda captured in the “wild”, a 12-ft green anaconda was caught yesterday at the Osceola County Park near Kissimmee, Florida. The snake was caught by an Osceola Sheriff’s mounted patrol after a man who kept horses at the park’s stable noticed the duck and geese population dwindling in the last few months. Natives of South America, anacondas can grow up to 30 ft. long.

According to National Geographic, the anaconda is the world’s largest snake, and, among the most deadly.

Anaconda captured at Osceola County park

2 Responses to “Anaconda Captured in Florida”

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   01/14/2010 at 08:40

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2. African Rock Pythons, Anaconda, Green Mambas Added to List of Snakes on the Loose in Florida | DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts - DBKP says:

   01/15/2010 at 13:27

   [...] It’s official, the state of Florida is now habitat to the world’s three largest snakes hailing from South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia after the discovery on the same day, over two hundred and fifty miles apart of four African rock pythons on the outskirts of Miami and an anaconda near Kissimmee. [...]