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    Obviously, this diver hasn't seen the movie "Anaconda." According to the Daily Mail U.K., diver and snake fanatic Franco Banfi took a dip with a 26-foot anaconda who was on the prowl for food in Mato Grosso, Brazil. 

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    The fearless 53-year-old man spent the day swimming with the massive reptiles, watching them hunt in their natural habitat. 

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    The opportunity also allowed Banfi to get up close to the anaconda on land, as well. The diver confidently approached a snake digesting its meal. 

    "As the snake had just eaten, it didn't take much interest in us," Banfi told Daily Mail U.K. "Everything is possible, but I don't think it would have eaten us. I was very close; I could have touched it if I wanted to."

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    Banfi got a good look at six different female anacondas during his dangerous dive. While Banfi couldn't stop photographing the snakes, the giant reptiles didn't seem too interested in him.

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    Instead, the snakes were interested in rustling up their next meal, searching the murky bottom for fish and small animals. 

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    Banfi said that it is the anaconda's appetite for more petite food which makes him feel comfortable with the colossal creatures. It is the smaller, poisonous reptiles that scare this snake enthusiast. 

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    "At the first moment, it's scary because you don't know the animal and everybody says it's dangerous," Banfi shared with Daily Mail U.K.

    "But after a while, you understand that nothing happens if you respect the snake."