While escorting two travelers during an excursion at Cocha Concepcion, Inkaterra Explorer Guide Anajosi could notice an unusual presence at the creek’s shores. When approaching it, they came close to a three-meter long Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). The guests and Anajosi were thrilled with this sighting and the pictures they were able to take; a truly memorable experience.
Locally known as “Yacumama” or “Mother of water,” Eunectes murinus (derived from the Greek ‘ευνήκτης’ meaning “good swimmer” and the Latin ‘murinus’ meaning “of mice”, for being thought to prey on mice) is a non-venomous boa species, considered the largest, heaviest and second longest snake. It can reach about five meters long, and female specimens are larger than males in adulthood. Green anacondas are found in South America east of the Andes, from the Guianas to Paraguay, and tend to live in or around water in marshes and swamps from tropical rainforests. Employing constriction to subdue their prey, anacondas eat mostly fish, birds, small mammals and other reptiles. Larger anacondas can even hunt tapirs, deer, capybaras and caimans, though these are not commonly consumed. Though local legends depict this species as a man-eater, little evidence supports this practice.
Date: November 13th, 2017
Time: 03:45 pm
Location: Cocha
Anajosi Tafur Olortegui | Inkaterra Explorer Guide | Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción