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This article mainly deals with Anacondas from Brazil, but includes an entry on pythons because they both come from the same snake family-constrictors. They kill their prey by coiling their bodies round their victims and constricting their bodies to either crush them or make it impossible for the victim to breathe. When the prey dies, it is swallowed whole. However, pythons are mainly found in Asia and Africa, whereas Anacondas are native to South America.
In this first video, we see the crushing technique used by constrictors as a 25 foot long python fights with a tiger.
Python fights with tiger
After watcthing that video, you'll will be surprised that in many of the following videos, the Brazilians in the videos seem to be so casual in their approach towards the anacondas, which are generally heavier and more massive than pythons. Except for one video of a News report of an anaconda attacking a girl, and two videos of anacondas attacking pets, most videos appear to show a fascination on the part of the Brazilians towards the anacondas. People will be seen trying to prevent the anacondas escaping so that they can take pictures of themselves touching the anacondas. In one video the family pet dog walks up to the anaconda!
Construction Workers In The Amazon Find An Anaconda
In the above video, Brazilian construction workers laying gas pipes in the Amazon come across a 6-meter long anaconda. Rather than kill it, they first rope it by its neck, cowboy style, pull it out of the thicket, then take pictures of themselves holding it,with some construction workers every now and then giving the anaconda a 'friendly slap on the back'! Each time it tries to go flee, they hold it back by pulling its tail. At some point one of the construction workers says that the snake 'is now free to go'. But apparently the other construction workers have not had enough and pull it back by its tail. Did you notice that the lady construction worker, apparently called Maria, also wants her picture taken of her holding the anaconda?
Measuring the Length Of An Anaconda
In the video above, some Brazilians find an anaconda in some thickets. They seem to be fascinated enough not to let it escape nor kill it, but to try to measure it's length. With one man taking the video, two other men hold it by the tail, and a third man walks the length of the snake to try to estimate its length. The first estimate made is of about 6 meters. The person filming the video comments that for a snake of that length it has a small head, perhaps hinting that he thinks it's not an adult snake. Notice how casually, when the anaconda approaches the camera man, the other other men pull it by its tail(though the camera man can be heard in the background voicing his concern that perhaps the snake is going towards him.) The camera man then makes a second estimate of the length of the anaconda. Observe how when the camera man asks one of the men to stand close to the mid-section of the snake to make a size comparison for camera, the man casually steps on the mid section of the snake as if it were a friendly pet, drawing chuckles from the camera man.
Anaconda Kills The Family Cat
In the video above a lady arives on the scene to find people filming her cat being killed by an anaconda. The anaconda seems disturbed by all the noise and seems to be then seen escaping into a hole under the building. Someone makes the suggestion that the firemen should be called.
Brazil's own Steve Irwin!
Apparently Brazil does have it's very own Steve Irwin whose name is Richard! In this video he is seen jumping into a river to be as close as he can get to an anaconda. He comments that it's anybody's guess as to what the anaconda swallowed to have its mid-section the size it is. He then says that he's going to approach it as close as possible. He then directs the viewers to the head of the anaconda. He then says that he wants to do things as calmly as possible, but then later seems to change his mind and decide that he has to touch the anaconda, which he estimates to be between 6 and 7 meters in length. When the anaconda moves away from him, he follows it out into the deeper water, and then he swims out towards it! He then tells the audience that the anaconda is indeed a remarkable one, and that it is not common to see anacondas that size because man will not let them grow to that length and simply kills them.
Anaconda Stops Road Traffic
In the video above an anaconda is crossing a road, and stops the traffic as a result.
Anaconda Eats Another Anaconda
In the above video an anaconda regurgitates out another anaconda that it had swallowed. The vomiting is a technique that anacondas use to escape potential danger because when they have swallowed large animals, anacondas are not able to move rapidly. In this case, the people screaming around it probably scared it. It is not known why some anacondas kill other anacondas. This behavior is more commonly observed among female anacondas. It is speculated that since female anacondas do not eat during the several months of gestation, breeding female anacondas become opportunistic hunters to store as much food as possible. It is thus suspected that males that mated with the female become targets. Female anacondas are normally larger than male anacondas, making it easier for a female anaconda to kill the male it mated with. (Anacondas give birth to live babies rather than lay eggs.)
An 8 meter long Anaconda
In the video above, a man tells the News reporter how he was on the Pantanal(marshy land in the southern parts of Brazil) and saw an anaconda kill a capivara by coiling itself round the capivara and constricting. A capivara is the world's largest rodent. He then went back to the city to get a camera and call his friends to help him measure the length of the anaconda. When they got back to the scene, the anaconda had already swallowed the capivara, and was lying motionless in the water where it had swallowed the capivara, just as most anacondas do after swallowing large prey. He then got his friends to pull the anaconda out of the water so that he could film it better. Unbeknownst to them, the anaconda started regurgitating the capivara. He caught on film the last stages of the regurgitation process, just as the anaconda regurgitated out completely the previously swallowed capivara. Rather than attempt to attempt to restrain it further, maybe fearing for their security, they decided to let it swim back into the water. The anaconda was estimated to be about 8 meters in length(about 26.5 feet.)
Playing With A Baby Anaconda
In the video above some Brazilians come across a baby anaconda that had just killed and swallowed a small crocodile. On hearing the noise of the people, it regurgitates out the crocodile. Notice how it immediately rolls into a ball to protect its head. The head is the most delicate part of the anaconda, and animals such as jaguars that may successfully fight anacondas succeed because they avoid getting coiled by the anaconda, and then they bite the head. In the video above, the baby anaconda then attempts to flee. Someone makes the suggestion that they should kill it. The camera man and other people respond by asking why they should kill it. To film the anaconda longer, someone pulls it by the tail before it escapes and holds it back. He then lets it go. His action appears to have encouraged a lady to do the same. She pulls it by the tail, then lets it go a short while later, shouting excitedly about holding a snake.
Returning An Anaconda To The Wild
For most people, the only good snake is a dead snake. But in the video above, a farmer who had one of his calves killed by an anaconda chose to call environmental police rather than kill the animal. The video is a News report about the anaconda of about 5 meters in length that was captured one weekend on the farm. The anaconda had killed and swallowed a 6-month old calf that weighed over 150kg(330 pounds.) The video shows environmental police and firemen returning the anaconda to the wild. The police spokesman says that the anaconda came out of the forest looking for animals in residencial areas and attacked the calf. Over that weekend the anaconda had been kept in a control center for animal diseases. Many people wanted to see the unusual spectacle. The man interviewed, a driver, says that it's common to see such snakes lying around having swallowed something, one is never sure what - a capivara, a calf perhaps. The lady says that she has seen other anacondas, but never one that size. When it came to moving the anaconda, it required quite some effort from the police and firemen-it took seven men to lift the anaconda. The News comentator then says that the firemen took the animal 50 kilometers from where it was found so that it could be returned to nature without being a risk to people.
Playing With A 6-Meter Long Anaconda
You would have imagined, after watching the fight between the python and the tiger, that most people would be intimidated by anacondas. But not Brazilians! In the video above some Brazilians have come across an anaconda, and simply won't let it go. They pull it by the tail as it tries to go into the bushes. Notice the man using a stick to corral the head of the anaconda. Pythons and anacondas alike have a nasty, though non-poisonous, bite that is used to secure prey that they are trying to kill.
Anaconda Attacks Girl
This is the story you dreaded most to read. An anaconda attacking people. Unfortunately there have been documented attacks of anacondas on people, especially children. The video above is a News story about a girl who was attacked by an anaconda that was about 5 meters long. Fortunately for her, two young boys were close by an came to her rescue. In the interview the boys say that they were walking with the girl. The girl was walking on the edge of the road when suddenly the anaconda sprang out, then coiled round her leg and then round her. The boys killed it with a rod and hoe-like device. One of the boys says that there was no way they were going to let the girl become the anaconda's meal. He says that the other boy ran and got a rod, returned, and hacked the head off. The mother of the girl has four children. They have been living for four years in the house that is seen in the background, close to where the anaconda attacked the girl. She takes extra care when watching her children because anacondas are fairly common in the area. She says that there are many anacondas in the region, some even bigger than the one that was killed. When asked by the presenter if she fears for her children, the mother answers in the affirmative, and says that she does not like them to be out at night. For people who live in the area, apparently anacondas are common, but that particular anaconda seems to draw a lot of attention. The passer-by interviewed says that he has not seen anacondas of that size before, only in films.
Humor With Anacondas
It is said that that kind of jokes that people crack and others find funny reflect the type of society and culture that a people live in. For example, a farmer cracking a joke of how his bull chased him down and almost got him may not be funny to someone who has not lived on a farm. To enjoy the humor in the above video, if you have not already done so, first watch the very first video in this specific blog, the video of the python and tiger in an intense fight. In that video you will appreciate the crushing power of snakes in the constrictor family - anacondas and pythons - when they coil round their victims. Then come back and enjoy the humor of this video of a man saving the people who live on the banks of the river from a giant anaconda using just his bare hands!!!
An Anaconda On The Shores Of The Pantanal
In the above video, a family on an outing on the Pantanal comes across an anaconda that had swallowed a capivara. Their talking probably scares it, and it regurgitates out the capivara to allow it greater mobility to escape perceived threats. Did you notice the family pet dog walking up to the anaconda out of curiosity?
Fishermen Try To Save A Young Crocodile That Has Been Attacked By An Anaconda
In the video above, some fishermen come across a young crocodile that had been attacked by an anaconda. They decide to try to save it by hitting the anaconda with one of their oars. Unfortunately the young crocodile does not realize that the fishermen are trying to save it, and when the oar touches its mouth when they are trying to see it its still alive, it gives the oar a firm bite and does not let go.
Austin Stevens In Brazil
Austin Stevens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Stevens_Adventures) is a South African who resides in Namibia. Austin Stevens is a photographer of wildlife. In the above video he is seen jumping into the Amazon River to catch a 5 meter long anaconda. It is taken from the Brazilian Portuguese version of episode 7, "In Search Of The Giant Anaconda", of his TV series Austin Stevens Adventures.
Having Fun With An Anaconda
A man has come across a small anaconda and is making fun of his friends in what appears to be a club setting. He taunts them, asking them for permission to set it free at the table, and someone answers, "No! No!" to the amusement of the man holding the snake.
A 10 Meter Long Anaconda
The video above is a made from a set of stills put together into a video. The person who made the video writes that they are pictures of an anaconda that was found on a plantation farm in Seringa, in Central Brazil. The author of the video says that the anaconda was estimated to be 10 meters long(about 33 feet.) In the video, you actually see the men measuring the anaconda before putting it onto a truck to transport it away. So his claim may be very well true. The author says that since both the snake and people were potentially each a danger to the other, they decided to move the anaconda to River Itiquira.
An Anaconda Named Monica
Some fishermen in the city of Mercedes, in the state of Paraná, found an anaconda. The anaconda was about 6 meters in length and weighed approximately 150kg(about 330 pounds.) It was captured and taken to Parque Das Aves, a bird park. It was given the name Monica. The TV presenter says that the size astounded biologists and veterinarians alike. The park spokesman says that although stories of anacondas of that size are common, it is rare to get the kind of support that the public offered, especially in the state of Paraná. At the time of taking the video, the anaconda had been put into quarantine. The park representative says that the anaconda arrived in bad condition, it had coiled itself into a tight ball, and was dehydrated. For those reasons they decided to put it into quarantine for observation [and a period to allow it to adapt to its new surroundings.] The TV presenter then says that the anaconda received VIP treatment in a provisionary enclosure, under the observation of the park veterinarians, but the anaconda remained quiet and hidden, disappointing people who had wanted to see the park's newest attraction.
Motorists Find An Anaconda
Some motorists apparently stopped to take pictures of an anaconda that they saw when driving. You can hear the camera man panting as he runs to try to get a better view of the snake. We start to get a better view of the anaconda when it is in the gutter. The men hold a discussion on what kind of snake it could be. They debate on whether it's a boa constrictor or an anaconda, and decide that it is an anaconda. The men want to film it longer and suggest holding it by its tail to prevent it escaping. One of the men asks if the snake is poisonous! The other men answer that it's not. Then we see a man go down the gutter, touch the snake on its tail, then change his mind about pulling the snake and then run back, to the amusement of the other men.
Anaconda Being Dragged Escapes To Attack Its Tormentors
In the video above, an anaconda has been caught and is being dragged round with a rope round its neck as a show piece. At some point it apparently gets free, and turns on the people who were tormenting it. Even the camera person has to flee!!!
Anaconda Lazing In Water In Goias
The anaconda in the video above was filmed in Goias in water.
Anaconda In Urucuia
The anaconda in the video above was filmed in the city of Urucuia, to the north of the state of Minas Gerais. It was estimated to be about 6 meters in length.
Anaconda In São Paulo
Anacondas regurgitate out what they have swallowed when they feel threatened so that they can flee danger. The anaconda in the above video feels threatened, and regurgitates out a capivara. The following is a translation of what the narrator is saying.
"This young anaconda of 6 meters was found on River Jacaré(Crocodile River literally) in the region of Araraquara in the State of São Paulo. It was pulled out of the water with difficulty. On land it's not able to move because of the weight and volume of the main rings of its body. It feels threatened, and tries to defend itself. It wants to flee, but in order to do that it has to rid itself of the baggage that it is carrying. Note what nature allows this animal that is trying to escape to do." Then we see video of the anaconda regurgitating the capivara.
Men Save Hero Dog That Had Saved A Child From An Anaconda.
In the video above, an anaconda had attacked a child, but was saved by dogs that attacked the anaconda. One of the dogs ended up being coiled round by the anaconda and was in danger of being killed. The following is a translation of what the narrator is saying:
"The snake was attacking the boy and the dogs jumped in to save him. One of the dogs ended up taking the boys place. The barks and screams drew people who then tried to save the dog's life from the coils of death from the anaconda of 12 meters in length(about 39.6 feet.)A violent struggle ensued. Now it's to save the life of the dog that saved the life of the child. The dog, in pain and confused, ends up biting one of the men (the scream of the man is heard when he is bitten by the dog.)This type of snake kills by squeezing its victims.[then one of the people trying to save the dog says, 'perhaps we should get a knife and cut it in two.'] (the narrator continues)The hero dog was only saved from the clutch of the snake with the arrival of a fifth person." The dog is freed, and the anaconda tries to swim away, but the men restrain it, and one of them shoots it with what appears to be a pistol. "I got it!" he exclaims. The narrator continues,"The shot was perfect. The young boy came to look at the throat of this snake that can open to unbelievable widths, and can even swallow a calf.
Miscellaneous Videos
The following are a few miscellaneous videos of anacondas in Brazil.
Tribute To The Amazon, Home Of The Anacondas
This last video is included as a tribute to the Amazon, where most anacondas are found.
Credits
Credits for making the above videos should be directed to the owners of these websites:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HHn7iO_-Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwUHrGQ2ttw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZoWow9rJRM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvduNI6xz0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR_JCGSmi34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntXcynm1wuc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1yGt5h7qFs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqyxqd6JCKQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl1qhgg0fe0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_VGcnu5qt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1Kh2CPun0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpyrBnDxc4s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yll8Bm3-LvU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rdq2_dJ6GM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddq23U1G9lY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRWodGAmYi8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98tVbobSn9E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfL7kECIpsQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTH6qXg_Qc4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx2c5tmRKPk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ema3DwWJWnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B25Huf745Po
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZINq6Jveeb0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XSNlhWCPJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDkQxmZnmtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGci9EGA1LM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6R084H_cJ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5S217F0cw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu0JBZVclOo
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