Is the Anaconda really eating people like on film?

Anaconda in the film is portrayed as a bloodthirsty monster, craving human flesh. But what about reality?

Hollywood movies have portrayed the image of the python Anaconda is a giant and bloodthirsty monster. Despite their large form, they act like true ninja - sneaky and precise - ready to attack people at any time.

But that's in the movie, what about in real life? Is the Anaconda such a terrifying creature, and human flesh for an Anaconda a favorite?

Anaconda will surely swallow the whole person .

First, we need to know that Anaconda is just a generic name for a subspecies of four different types.

Of these, only the South American green Anaconda python deserves the name "giant python" , when owning an average body of 8-9 m long, more than 30cm in diameter and weighing at least 250kg. People even found pythons that weighed nearly 500kg, as was the case in 2016 in Brazil.

The Medusa python was found in South America in 2016.

Other normal Anaconda species - like Bolivia python or South American yellow python weigh only about 55kg, 3 - 5m long. They will only eat medium-sized prey, but if you eat people, it's too much.

But the green Anaconda is different. They can attack relatively foreign prey - like cows or crocodiles. Possessing a large body and huge muscle mass, they will quickly tighten their lures, twist each joint, and then swallow.

Python Green Anaconda.

According to theory, a green Anaconda meal averages about 30% of the total body weight. However, in some situations, they still digest prey about 75-100% of their body weight.

In other words, a person who is only 1.8 meters tall, weighing 80kg can still be swallowed by the Anaconda. Only thing.

They do not usually eat prey too large

With normal pythons, eating too large can cause them to break their stomachs and die literally.

As in 2005, a Burmese black python in the United States tried to swallow the prey of alligators, so that the bodies of both were found in the forest a little later. The reason saved in the file can be summed up in two words: true surrender.

Flexible jaws allow larger bait swallowing than body size.

With Anaconda, they may not fall into such a situation. However, according to Dr. Jesus A. Rivas, an ecologist and an expert on Anaconda, trying to digest large primers is not their priority. The reason is because the Anaconda cannot breathe and swallow at the same time, so if one has to swallow a large prey, they will have to stop breathing for a long time.

"They cannot do both things at once. When the prey comes through the throat, anaconda python must stop breathing," Rivas said.

Moreover, when attacking a large prey, it will take more time and effort, making the muscles no longer full. If you add the process of swallowing too long, it is quite possible that a python will be in great danger.

Anaconda is a relatively shy species - at least for humans.

In addition, the main menu of the Anaconda is also a factor worth considering. The largest Anaconda usually choose deer, jaguar, crocodile, and . water guinea pigs. For them, people are not a familiar food, so they will not risk attacking people to do anything.

In addition, some studies show that Anaconda is a relatively shy species - at least for humans. This also explains why pythons attack people around the world are extremely rare, so many years have one.

However, nothing is impossible, when we are talking about one of the world's most dangerous species of wildlife.

The anaconda scene attacks the people in the movie with the same name.

So if you have the opportunity to interact with Anaconda, do not be foolish to tease it, if you do not want to "live like a movie".