Swiss
diver Franco Banfi went to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil to capture these
amazing close-up of enormous anaconda snakes in their natural habitat
These
underwater beasts feed on rodents, birds and fish, lurking close to surface
coiled and ready to strike
It
lurks just inches below the surface coiled and ready to strike - and yet you
wouldn't know it was there.
These
remarkable images show the enormous 26-foot (eight metre) anacondas of Mato
Grosso in Brazil searching for prey in the murky depths.
They
were captured by brave diver and snake enthusiast Franco Banfi, 53, who joined
the beasts in their natural habitat armed only with a camera.
