They sneak up on their prey, encircle it, then suddenly constrict and it suffocates......................🤢
As an owner of a Yellow Anaconda, let me say, they are completely misunderstood.
The prey does not “suffocate”.
The constriction/compression stops the heartbeat in a surprisingly short time, otherwise, the “suffocating prey” would have a chance to injure the snake.
Rats can hold their breath for 3 minutes, for example.
A constrictor will keep its grip until in no longer feels a heartbeat, which stops quite fast.