Snakes Eating People

I'm curious.. has there ever been a confirmed case where a giant snake actually ate a person? The only species that would be capable would be green anacondas, african rocks, burms, and perhaps retics. I was just wondering.

probally not... but it's possible

we have different shoulders(of course) that it would make it alot harder for them to *eat* a human

There was a article on rtb.net about that.An Afrock ate a small child.

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we have different shoulders(of course) that it would make it a lot harder for them to *eat* a human

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Yeah i agree.

But even still, ive seen pictures of african rocks eating antelopes, dont you think one of those guys could hanlde getting me down thier throat ??? I guess im not a very good example though,im only 15, 5'7 140 pounds......

African rocks seem notorious for eating large prey items.. I wonder what the situation was that the kid was eaten. I also wonder if a snake has eaten a full grown person.. eating a child is one thing. That'd be an awful way to go.

The burm at work (also the world's largest snake) ate a 100 pound pig, but still that's a ways away from eating a full grown human.

yeah.. a child would be a victom..but a full grown adult? i don't think so. Almost no prey items of large snakes have the mouth to swollow a full grown human. Maybe if you stood still and shriveled into a ball then but a little pinky mouse on your head then it will eat you. but if you saw it you would run...not be stupid like some animals do.

iguanaking

Yeah, I have read reports of people (Smaller People) being eaten by Green Anacondas. I think the main reason for that is because Annies are territorial and I'm sure if some little native person was to walk through a anacondas forest the annie would prolly eat him/her......

I there is a case actually of a ball python killing a 15 year old boy while he was sleeping. It may have been one of those propaganda papers but i definitly remember reading about it on the internet.

key quote: there is a small change of any snake to eat a full grown human.*most* of the pictures or stories you hear are not true.(unless it is of a small child..in that case it STILL might not be true).Even if they do it is the way of life.things eat over things to live(een if it is a small village child) (joke).

Iguanaking

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Originally Posted by DrEwTiMe

I there is a case actually of a ball python killing a 15 year old boy while he was sleeping. It may have been one of those propaganda papers but i definitly remember reading about it on the internet.

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Uh.. now how does THAT happen? For heaven's sake.. Did the kid fall asleep with it around his neck?

Hmm.. even if an anaconda is territorial, would it really care about a human going into it's territory? Good point about the natives being small though.

Doesn't a snake only constrict to kill prey?