I don’t what people are thinking half the time anymore.
An anaconda is an apex predator. It can grow almost 30 feet long with a width as large as an adult human’s waist.
They consume enormous prey including animals as large as caimans (six feet long) and large mammals such as deer.
“An anaconda is an apex predator. It can grow almost 30 feet long with a width as large as an adult human’s waist.”
Um. Nope. Anacondas rarely get over 18 feet and the longest is about 21 feet. They’re a very heavy bodied snake and are most comfortable in the water. they are capable of taking large meals and in rare instances can eat a person, they routinely shy away from people. The Green Anaconda is the heaviest of all snake species and can exceed 500 pounds. Whereas the Reticulated python, the longest snake species in the world can reach 23+ feet but rarely top 300 pounds.
If there really is an anaconda in that lake, it’s used to human contact as it has lived in captivity. It will not view people as food but as a source of food. With that being said, anyone not familiar with the giants should steer clear. If the snake feels threatened, it can defend itself very competently. Being that it is most likely used to people, capturing it shouldn’t be overly stressful or dangerous if it’s done right.
I really wish people that don’t know a lot about snakes would quit posting their “facts” that are not true. Sheesh.
If it can swallow a deer it can swallow a person.