When a person develops hypothyroidism, their metabolism slows down. âThe calories will stick, and you will gain weight,â Dr. Wartofsky said. The weight is not massive, however; usually between 10 and 30 pounds, he said, explaining that the body adjusts for the slower metabolism.
1 Any member of the genus Eunectes, a group of large, aquatic snakes found in South America. 2  Eunectes murinus, the green anaconda, the largest species, is found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Eunectes beniensis, the Bolivian anaconda, the most recently defined species, is found in the Departments of Beni and Pando in Bolivia. 2  The giant anaconda is a mythical snake of enormous proportions said to be found in South America.
Giant anaconda Reports of giant anacondas date back as far as the European colonization of South America, when sightings of giant anacondas began to circulate amongst colonists. The size of the largest anacondas has been the subject of debate ever since among cryptozoologists and zoologists.