evidence: A new giant anaconda Dutch biologist Professor Freek Vonk from the University of Amsterdam, along with 14 other scientists from nine countries, stumbled upon this slithering giant during a National Geographic expedition for the upcoming Disney+ series Pole to Pole with Will Smith. The huge anaconda was lurking in the shallows lying in wait for prey when Vonk and the camera crew encountered it while diving in unspecified waters in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Vonk later shared a video snippet on Instagram of this extraordinary encounter, which quickly went viral. [...] "There are anecdotal reports from the Waorani people of other anacondas in the area measuring more than 7.5 meters long and weighing around 500 kilograms," Dr. Fry said, hinting that other much larger anacondas could exist.