BIG WATER SNAKE TACKLED.—Mr Ross Allen, a reptile expert (right), tackling a big South American water snake at Silver Springs, Florida. The snake, an Anaconda, comes from the Amazon river area and constricts its victim. It was released in the clear water of the springs to study its underwater actions and record its recapture.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28162, 28 December 1956, Page 9
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54BIG WATER SNAKE TACKLED.—Mr Ross Allen, a reptile expert (right), tackling a big South American water snake at Silver Springs, Florida. The snake, an Anaconda, comes from the Amazon river area and constricts its victim. It was released in the clear water of the springs to study its underwater actions and record its recapture. Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28162, 28 December 1956, Page 9
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