Anaconda at Animal Corner
Anaconda
Animal Corner, UK
Anacondas are four species of aquatic boa inhabiting the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical South America.
Anaconda Diet
The Anaconda diet includes deer, wild pigs, birds and large rodents and also aquatic animals such as fish and reptiles (caiman). Anacondas swim well and kill their prey by strangling them. If that does not work, they drown them. These snakes can survive years without eating.
Anacondas also typically feed on tapirs, capybaras, peccaries, turtles, sheep and dogs. They have been known to occasionally prey on jaguars and attacks on humans can be confirmed, although this is rare.
Anacondas swallow their prey whole, starting with the head. This is so the legs fold up and the prey goes down smoothly. The Anaconda can swallow prey much bigger than the size of its mouth since its jaw can unhinge and the jaw bones are loosely connected to the skull. While the snake eats, its muscles have wave-like contractions, crushing the prey even further and surging it downward with each bite.
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