50-foot Amazon snake video: reported CGI composite
“A drone video filmed from above the Amazon rainforest canopy shows a massive 50-foot snake slithering through river waters.”
Snopes reported that viral drone footage claiming to show a 50-foot Titanoboa snake in the Amazon River was a 3D computer-generated animation composited over aerial video.
Detailed reported breakdown
Fact-Check Findings
Snopes traced the clip to digital artists specializing in CGI creature animation.
Lighting Inconsistencies
The animated snake does not receive shadows from the jungle canopy overhead.
Water Effects
Water ripples around the moving creature display digital alpha fading rather than realistic hydrodynamic waves.
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