An "anaconda" is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical zone of South America. Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular actually, the common or green anaconda, Eunectes murinus, which is one of the largest snakes in the Earth. Although the name refers to a snake found only in South America, the name commonly used in Brazil is sucuri, sucuriju or sucuriuba. The South American names anacauchoa and anacaona were suggested in an account by Peter Martyr d’Anghiera but the idea of a South American origin was questioned by Henry Walter Bates who, in his travels in South America, who was unsuccessful to find any similar name in use.
A French Guiana man who set out to capture the creature responsible for killing his neighbor’s dog was very amazed when he finally found the snake and realized what it was an anaconda, a 17-foot anaconda. The math teacher Sebastien Bascoules of France captured the giant snake from a river close to his friend’s home. The reptile had previously eaten a pet dog as it lurked around the neighborhood. He says he was not scared because he was thinking that it was smaller, but he was very surprised when he knew it it was an anaconda. “It was really difficult to capture these kind of snakes because they are very strong,” the man further added.
The man along with his friend , the 39-year-old wrestled the snake out of the river, putting it in a blindfold and carrying it to dry ground. Bascoules then let his children play with the massive serpent and took photographs there. The children were loving the act and were very happy to play with an anaconda. The anaconda was then placed in a bathtub for the night. The very next day, the anaconda was released into a river approximately six miles away.