Anacondas are not native to our area, so one being spotted in the wild is concerning some folks on social media.

Anacondas

When I hear the word anaconda, I immediately think of a few things:

1. Anacondas are known for being the biggest snakes in the world.
2. The movie from the 90s that had all of us scared of anacondas for no reason.
3. You typically find them in tropical regions so they aren't a worry here.

One thing I don't typically think about is the fact that some people like to keep them as pets, and unfortunately, it seems one anaconda has found itself in an Evansville-sized pickle.

Anaconda in Evansville

Recently on the Evansville Lost Pets 2.0 group on Facebook, a woman named Susan shared that her friend was out walking and came across what she thought was a log in the road.  It turns out that log started moving, and was a really big snake.  Seeing large snakes in the wild in our area is not typical, so she was concerned.  She took a few photos and it turns out the snake in question is a yellow anaconda.

The post from Susan reads:

Over on the westside of Evansville by the golf course a friend of mine thought this was a log in the road. Actually it was a yellow anaconda that the zoo verified. The zoo feels it was a pet, possibly got out of its enclosure or was set free. Sadly if it isn’t found small house pets are in danger and the snake will not survive come winter. If you know of someone that is missing this snake reach out to me and I’ll let you know the location.

When you think of anacondas you may think of the biggest snakes in the world, and while that is true, that is true for green anacondas, yellow anacondas are much smaller (but they're still big snakes).  The anaconda spotted in Evansville is a yellow anaconda.

One comment on the post was extremely informative, and it was left by the owner of a local reptile store, Metazotics.  His comment reads:

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So it sounds like there's no need for alarm bells or to panic because this snake is loose.  However, for the wellbeing of the snake, if you happen to see it, you should report it to Evansville Animal Control, this way the snake can be captured, and hopefully sent back home where it belongs.