The dense Amazon jungle is located in the northern part of South America, with an area of ​​almost 7 million square kilometers. The Amazon jungle is the world's famous "lung of the earth". The function is almost in crisis.

There is a "second longest river in the world" in the Amazon jungle , which is the Amazon River.

As a world-famous river, it not only flows through the jungle, but also through Peru, Colombia and other South American countries. If the Ganges is the mother river of India, there is no doubt that the Amazon is the mother river of Brazil.

It can be seen that it has a high status in the hearts of the people of South American countries.

What secrets does the Amazon River hide? Even the locals are afraid to go swimming

But what we want to introduce to you next is the unknown side of the Amazon River. Many people living in South America dare not swim or do other things in the Amazon River easily, because under the muddy Amazon River, there are still hidden With deep terror.

The source of these horrors is that there are not only creatures we are familiar with under the muddy river, but also many creatures that threaten our lives. There are two main types:

1. The python hiding in the Amazon River is one of the scariest creatures ever

Many people feel weak when they see a snake. Snakes are also one of the most frightening creatures in the world.

Many Hollywood movies have focused their perspectives on the giant pythons living in the Amazon jungle in Brazil, because there have been anacondas weighing nearly 150 kilograms under the Amazon River, and anacondas of this size can easily carry an elephant Solve it, what a terrifying combat power.

Such creatures live under the Amazon River. The local people, especially those who live near the river, are familiar with giant pythons. However, even if they are used to seeing giant pythons, they are still afraid of them. Unabated.

I remember watching a program about searching for Amazon pythons before. A local person in his life introduced to the program group: They once lost their way in the Amazon River Basin. Exhausted, they rowed a boat and floated on the water. Then, the vision in front of the ship was somewhat blocked, as if there was a wall ahead.

After taking a closer look, the few of them clearly saw the wall in front of them, which was clearly a sleeping boa constrictor. From this short introduction, it can be imagined that the giant python's size is simply terrifying.

Therefore, the giant python living in the depths of the Amazon River has also become a deep nightmare for the people around. Such nightmares are inseparable from their living environment.

2. Piranhas that can bite people into skeletons can be seen everywhere

The second reason why people dare not go down the Amazon River easily is because of the ubiquitous piranhas here.

If we say that the python mentioned earlier is an incomparably huge horror, then the piranhas now are a tiny horror.

There are countless piranhas living on the Amazon River. They all have sharp teeth. A piranha has a lot of teeth except for its small body. They are different from the life habits of giant pythons when they move out alone. They are always dispatched in groups like wolves on land. Once there is a slight smell of blood in the distance, the piranhas will quickly and sensitively shuttle to the blood as if they are crazy. This hulking and huge bison was bitten down to the skeleton. The carcass of the bison seemed to have been soaked in sulfuric acid, and there was not a little bit of residual meat on the skeleton.

Therefore, piranhas are really a terrifying killer who kills without blinking an eye. No wonder people living by the Amazon River are always cautious.

3. High-voltage lines in water - electric eels, kill people invisible

The two creatures mentioned above already make many people feel creepy, but the vast Amazon River is actually more than these two overlords. The so-called things are myriad and strange. The characteristics of different organisms. For example, the following introduces a special creature that lives on the Amazon River-the electric eel.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a high-voltage line in water, because the electric eel will release a voltage of up to 300-800 volts when stimulated. Household voltage is only 220 volts, and the voltage released by a small electric eel is higher than our daily household voltage.

You know, in daily life, household voltage is enough to kill people. Many people are killed every year. On the turbulent Amazon River, just imagine that an electric eel can generate electricity enough to electrocute many nearby creatures. What's more, there are still many creatures on the Amazon River, which is simply a hell. No wonder many people liken Amazon to "green hell".

An electric eel is enough to make people living around it creepy, and it is also a creature that people in the Amazon River Basin are very afraid of. They will never know what kind of creatures are underwater, so that's how the fear comes.

Combining the terrifying abilities of the above three creatures, it can be seen that it is reasonable for people in the Amazon River Basin not to dare to go swimming. These three creatures are just part of the "secret" in the Amazon.