Specimen Information

Eunectes notaeus
Eunectes notaeus
(Yellow Anaconda)
Reptiles-Snakes
Exotic

Specimen ID1419276
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusEunectes
Speciesnotaeus
Common NameYellow Anaconda
StateFL
CountyLeon
Localityeast of Tallahassee, near Louvinia Drive
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameApalachee Bay-St. Marks
HUC8 Number03120001
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month10
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pet
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30712
Author:Leon County Sheriff's Office
Date:2017
Title:Video of yellow anaconda capture. FaceBook
CommentsOwner posted lost sign. The snake was captured but subsequently escaped again in 2021 (https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpecimenViewer.aspx?SpecimenID=1713925).
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size9'
Photo
Eunectes notaeus
Eunectes notaeus
Eunectes notaeus
Eunectes notaeus


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