its not a hippo.. but it doesnt matter what it is its huge! i wonder why it regurged its meal, perhaps being poked and prodded at?! :confused:
10-24-2007, 11:34 PM
DSGB
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
wonder what it is then. maybe a cow... all i know is that looked like way to big of a meal. i wish i could eat an entire cow or hippo in one sitting so i wouldnt have to eat for another 6 months.
10-25-2007, 12:11 AM
cgrinter
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
Hummm I don't know, it does look like a hippo calf to me...maybe a newborn, but still a hippo?
10-25-2007, 12:14 AM
Sunny1
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
It's definately not a cow. I can't really tell because the video is kinda blurry, but it looks like a baby hippo to me. Could be wrong though.....
10-25-2007, 12:19 AM
2kdime
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
I saw this a while back. I can't see the video. But I read about it.
They thought it might have been a person. So they poked and proded the snake till it regurged it.
I forget what they said it was. If I recall. It wasn't a hippo. But don't hold me to it.
10-25-2007, 12:55 AM
xdeus
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
Tapir.
10-25-2007, 01:55 AM
catzeye21138
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
My first thought was a wild boar but that is far too large. It might just be a very large tapir! I didn't think they got that big...
10-25-2007, 03:17 AM
jhall1468
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
Quote:
Originally Posted by catzeye21138
My first thought was a wild boar but that is far too large. It might just be a very large tapir! I didn't think they got that big...
Depends on the species, but most get relatively large. The Asian Tapir can reach 7+ feet and 700+ lbs, which could easily be confused for a baby elephant or hippo on a grainy youtube film :).
It's almost a certainty that the snake is an Anaconda (at least to me, but it is late) which would suggest a Lowland Tapir. As adults they can still hit the 600 lb mark, so that's my uneducated guess ;).
10-25-2007, 10:59 AM
slartibartfast
Re: Snake Eats Hippo
I think tapir was the conclusion last time this video was debated. The structure of the feet is pretty convincing.