Rosolie caught 90+ anacondas
Paul Rosolie has physically caught over 90 anacondas during his 20 years in the Amazon, including multiple individuals in the 20–26 foot range.
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#489 – Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle
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Jan 13, 2026
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Giant anaconda
At 2:21:00 · chapter starts 2:08:43
The anaconda segment begins with an Instagram post that went viral — Snoop Dogg shared it — and Rosolie explaining why it's simultaneously insane and arguably the safest giant-snake interaction possible. At apex size, female green anacondas are unbothered rather than defensive: their recurved teeth make biting costly to them, they prefer to flee, and the truly large individuals move with an almost geological unhurriedness. [1] — Paul Rosolie "Rosolie and ten team members struggled to measure a just-under-20-foot green anaconda named Millie — and she barely noticed. One flex of he…" 2:08:52 But 'Millie,' just under 20 feet, still flexed once during measurement and sent ten people airborne in two directions. Rosolie is clear: without JJ available to unwrap her, this interaction would be fatal. He reflects on his 90+ anaconda catches and the handful of 20-to-26-foot specimens he's encountered in the Floating Forest — a region believed to harbor potentially much larger individuals. The segment closes on the profound mechanical reality of what constriction actually does: your shoulders get folded, and then six feet-thick coils of steel-cable muscle systematically collapse everything.
Catching a 20-Foot Anaconda
Rosolie and ten team members struggled to measure a just-under-20-foot green anaconda named Millie — and she barely noticed. One flex of her body sent a line of people flying sideways. He has now caught over 90 anacondas, and at this scale they are pure Leviathan: apex, unhurried, and capable of crushing a human into 'goop' if they choose.
Anaconda nearly 20 feet long
Rosolie and his team physically caught a green anaconda just under 20 feet long — his largest ever — which required ten people to lift and still overpowered them effortlessly.
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