The photographer, who witnessed the whole struggle, previously wrote on social media that the Caiman went under the water to free itself and the tip of anaconda's nose struggling to get air. The crocodile is seen struggling to breathe as the anaconda constricts it more and more. The video shows the struggle between the crocodile and the snake along the banks of the Cuiaba River, which lasted for 40 minutes, according to Ms Sullivan. The incredible sight was captured on camera by Kim Sullivan from Indiana in the United States in September last year and has now gone viral. So, when these scary creatures come out to hunt, the sight can send shivers down your spine.Ī video doing the rounds on the internet shows a giant yellow anaconda wrapping itself around a Caiman, a sub-species of alligator, in Brazil. A member of the boa family, they can weigh up to 550 pounds, which is equal to 11 schoolchildren. They are huge in size, with green anacondas growing upto 30 feet in length. You may not be impressed, but maybe the snakes are.Anacondas portray the titular snake as a massive and fearsome creature. Now, I hope my spelling was good, even if I’m not a scientist, but I do have a degree in art and anthropology. By the way, in The Jungle Book, it was a reticulated python that was trying to eat Mowgli, helping him to “stay in the jungle”. python is lighter in weight than a 20 ft. They need to look like leaves on the jungle floor, too. The pythons are ornately patterned snakes, seeing how they live in trees. A Burmese python, also…almost got the owner of the snake emporium in Wisconsin Dells. A reticulated python, like the anaconda, is sometimes big enough to eat a grown human. There is a sand boa, an Emerald (green) Tree boa, and a few others. An anaconda has a pattern of dark round spots on its lighter green, yellow or grey body. There is evidence, by the way, that whales started out on land. Anacondas, because of their bulk, live in or near water, and anything living in the water usually gets quite large, from hippos to whales, alligators and crocodiles and sharks. A boa can live where it wants….Emerald Tree boas live in trees. As Anacondas do constrict their prey as well.įrom past reading, it seems pythons are Old World constrictors (reticulated python being the longest), and the boas are the New World constrictors (anacondas, green, black or yellow being the bulkiest). The python, on the other hand, constricts and crushes animals before eating them.” “The anaconda bites its prey and drowns the poor creature in the water. Anacondas typically hunt in the evenings and at night, when they can lurk undetected at the bottom of swamps and rivers waiting for prey to swim by. This video captures the incredible moment when a giant anaconda surprises an unsuspecting caiman.
That is why it can ambush hapless mammals and birds at night.”īurmese Pythons are readily hunting alligators in the water proving both these statements false. When these two amazing predators meet in the water, only one will survive. Meanwhile, the python loves to perch on trees and stay on drier land. This allows the snake to see preys while submerged in the water. The anaconda’s eyes are located on top of its head. “Anaconda is aquatic and lives in marshes, swamps, and rivers.
This giant snake loves to eat mammals and birds only.” The python however is a bit choosy with its choice of food. In fact, some anacondas can overpower a crocodile and eat it whole. As long as the prey can be overpowered, then it is included in the anaconda menu. This is obvious when considering the Burmese python experience in Florida. But remember that anacondas are heavier and bulkier while pythons are longer and more agile. The python, on the other hand, constricts and crushes animals before eating them. The anaconda bites its prey and drowns the poor creature in the water. That is why it can ambush hapless mammals and birds at night. This giant snake loves to eat mammals and birds only.Īnaconda is aquatic and lives in marshes, swamps, and rivers. However, a 20-foot anaconda will outweigh a much longer python. In contrast, the python can grow as long as 33 feet or more. An anaconda can weigh as much as 550 pounds or more and can grow up to 25 feet. On the other hand, the python is no doubt the longest snake in the world. It prowls the thick and dense forest of South Asia, South East Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.Īnaconda is the heaviest and the biggest snake in the world. A python belongs to the family Pythonidae.
However, anacondas and pythons belong to two different families of snake.Īnacondas belong to the boa family and are found in South America and the Amazon basin. Some people think that anaconda and python are one and the same. Pythons and Anacondas are no doubt the greatest snakes in the world.
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