The Piranhacondas are the main antagonists of the 2012 American horror film Piranhaconda.
Located on a Hawaiian island, a group of scientific researchers, including Professor Lovegrove (Michael Madsen) discover a mysterious egg which belongs to a piranha/anaconda hybrid. In defense of their offspring, the yellow Piranhaconda appears from the water and kills all the scientists except for Lovegrove who makes his escape. The Piranhaconda also takes down their helicopter in the process.
An amateur slasher movie is being filmed on the island, where several of the cast members, as well as many other random civilians, wander into the jungle and end up being killed by the Piranhaconda, including a second green Piranhaconda who is probably the mate of the yellow one.
The remaining crew members, including Milo (Chris De Christopher), Kimmy Weston (Shandi Finnessey), Rose (Terri Ivens), Jack (Rib Hillis), and Gunner (Kurt Yaeger), are all kidnapped by a group of criminals led by Pike (Michael Swan) and Talia (Rachel Hunter) where they are held hostage along with the professor still in possession of the egg. As the crew and professor attempt to escape, the Piranhacondas appear and begin to kill off the humans.
The Piranhacondas likely came into being from genetic mixing between piranha and anaconda dna.
Behavior
The Piranhacondas in the movie are extremely aggressive carnivores, killing any human they see. Whether this is because of their egg being stolen, or if they are naturally dangerous to humans, is unknown. They not only kill humans, but they also consume them. Implying that they see humans as a viable food source rather than simply a threat to be dealt with, which could be in favor of them being naturally dangerous. The type of food they would eat to benefit their large size is unknown. It is probable they would eat either the native mammals found on the island, or large fish found in the rivers, lakes, and beaches.
Appearance
The Piranhaconda resembles an enormous anaconda with an elongated piranha-like head. Its total body length is approximately 129 feet (39.2 meters) long. The head is 8.45 feet (2.57 meters) long with small black eyes, three crests along the top, a wide jaw, and large inward-curving teeth. At the end of their tails is a fluke similar to a sea snake. There are two variations of the Piranhaconda found in the movie, potentially a form of sexual dimorphism.
The Yellow Piranhaconda.
The first has dark yellow scales, large horizontal black streaks across her back, and several small black and yellow splotches along her side. Her head features large black and yellow stripes that run down the eyes onto the neck, with the black stripes on the top and bottom and a yellow stripe in the middle. This one is possibly a female due to how she protected the nest and is overly protective of the egg.
The Green Piranhaconda.
The second has dark green scales, similar large black streaks across his back, and several small black, orange, and yellow splotches along his side. His head features large black and orange stripes that run down the eyes onto the neck, with the black stripes on the top and bottom and an orange stripe in the middle. This one is possibly a male because of the scouting nature he had. Rather than protect the nest, he'd venture around the area to ensure no one entered their nesting region.
There is also a third Piranhaconda in the movie, a second male, however it looks identical to the first male.
Powers and Abilities
Sharp Teeth
The teeth of the Piranhacona are very sharp, able to chew through humans with ease.
Powerful Jaws
The Piranhaconda's powerful jaws are able to tear off large chunks of metal from vehicles, and turn any human they bite into a large cloud of blood.
Strong Muscles
Due to the Piranhaconda's strong muscles, it is able to perform great acts of speed, being able to outrun a speeding van. It is also shown lunging into the air to bring down a helicopter, which crashes and explodes.
Amphibious
Similar to real life anacondas, the Piranhaconda has the ability to survive both in water and on land.
Bullet Resistance
Throughout the movie, several characters are shown firing their guns at the Piranhacondas with little effect. However, explosions are still lethal to them, as it is what takes out both of the main Piranhacondas.
Slime
The female spits a glowing green slime onto one of the humans she finds. This same slime can be found growing on the eggs as they slowly incubate.
Fate
A male Piranhaconda who was laying on the road had his bottom jaw blown up from a stray missile shot by Pike, yet still survives but in a weakened state. The female later finds and kills him, either to end his suffering, or because he was too weak to live, or the scent of his blood caused her to attack him, similar to piranhas cannibalizing each other when they smell each other's blood. There is another male shown earlier killing off the humans, however this was most likely an entirely separate individual.
The female was ambushed by the last two human survivors, who attached an explosive to the egg. They throw the egg at the female who catches them, triggering the bomb which caused her head to explode into several giblets.
At the end that the first male Piranhaconda survives the events of the film, killing the last two humans in the process. Possibly in retaliation for killing his mate and unborn baby.
Trivia
- The film is a loose spiritual successor to Sharktopus. Both were produced by Roger Corman.
- In the trailer for the movie, there's a moment where the Godzilla 1998 roar is used.
- There was a life-sized Piranhaconda head prop used during the production of the movie. However the design differs from the one in the final cut.
- The designs of the Piranhacondas in all 3 main posters look strikingly different from the final design.
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