Giant animals in Vietnam

The earth cobra was captured by a villager in Son An hamlet, Nam Thai commune, Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province, captured at the end of May. It weighs 4.5kg, supposedly the largest ever in this region.

Earth cobra is a rare animal that needs conservation, there are very few such large snakes left in the Long Xuyen Quadrangle. Earth cobra is said to be a precious medicine, curing rheumatism, bone, strengthening vitality . Therefore, the value of the earth tiger snake is pushed up by the market, causing many people to profit and destroy it. natural things.(Photo: Gia Bao)

The tortoise weighs 24kg, is 60cm wide, is more than 1m long and is captured by people at the foot of Chuong Duong Bridge in October last year. The turtle researcher, Ha Dinh Duc, confirmed that the tortoise has originated from the Southern region. "This type can weigh up to 40-50kg. Previously in Bay Mau Lake in Thong Nhat Park, we also caught a turtle like that, weighing up to 30kg," Mr. Duc said.

Mr. Duc added that the triplets caught on the Red River could be locked up by the people and escaped. In 2007, the trio was classified as endangered by the Vietnam Red Book, standing at risk of extinction.(Photo: Ba Do)

In August 2011, in Buoi Loi stream area, Hung Thuan commune, Tay Ninh province, people discovered and caught a crocodile weighing nearly 80kg. According to some people, this may be a crocodile all the way from a crocodile farm near Buoi Loi stream. (Photo: Tay Ninh Newspaper)

Thanh Hoa people catch this fish in Nghi Son and Tinh Gia areas. The fish has a length of 3.98m, weighs nearly 30kg, the largest body is 0.4m wide. Local fishermen said they had never seen a fish shaped like this strange fish. Normally, the pit fish has the largest similar shape, only about 5 to 7kg.

The fisheries specialized staff of the Department of Exploitation and Protection of Thanh Hoa Fisheries said that this is a dragon fish species whose scientific name is Trihiuruc muiticus. Because the fish is old, the size is unusually large, so the shape is quite different from other dragon fish.(Photo provided by Thanh Hoa Department of Exploitation and Protection of Aquatic Resources)

The family in Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh caught a 1.6m-long fish, weighing 10kg in September last year. Many people came to pay 5 million but the family did not sell. The giant loach attracted many people around to see. (Photo: Khoahoc)

The black carp weighs 56kg and is reported on May 18, 2011 at Min Lake, Phuong Trach village, Vinh Ngoc commune, Dong Anh, Hanoi. This is a carp with a record weight captured in Hanoi. Two people can lift it. Black carp 1.3m long, 85cm waist, 42cm wide tail each scale 7cm long. (Photo provided by readers VnExpress)

In February 2012, people in Ha Lam town, Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province saw a centipede with a record length. The full length of the centipede is 23cm, if you include both the tail and beard on the head, it must be 26cm. The record of the world's largest centipede has been established last year in the UK with a length of 27cm.

According to biologists, centipedes are primitive reptile groups. They are animals (along with a rolling ball) with front teeth, flattened horizontally, surrounded by scales, the upper (back) face is dark red, the underside (abdomen) is white.(Photo: Kienthuc)

Giant crabs in O Loan lagoon, Tuy An district, Phu Yen were caught by fishermen in October 2010. The crab has an unusual size, weighs 1.5kg, with the larger one being equal to an adult's wrist. When the crab burst, the whole body length was 60cm, the diameter of the crab apricot was nearly 10cm. People who have lived for a long time in this area say that this is the crab crab that lives in the swamp, but the size of this crab is the first time seen. (Photo: Thien Ly)

Ha Tinh scientists recorded the image of a giant poison spider in Lac Thang village, Ky Lac commune, Ky Anh district. The body length of the spider is about 6cm, 3cm wide, 6 grams in weight, wide mouth has two large incisors, 10mm long tooth size. According to Dr. Pham Dinh Sac, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, the aforementioned spider belongs to the family of Theraphosidae, also known as hairy spider, one of the large families of Araneae spiders, with 883 species of 11 varieties recorded. receive in the world. (Photo: Le Ba Hanh)