66 year old man fights anaconda to save grandson

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Yeah.. you know how well condas camoflague themselves. They'd be darn near invisible in their natural environment. As we all know, snakes are ambush hunters as well. I don't think the kid did anything wrong.. how dumb would you have to be to provoke a 16' boa anyway? Kids that are raised in areas where dangerous animals abound are going to be taught by their parents to avoid them.

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True. Nevermind then. :)

I do not see how an annie, biting and also constricting, is being defensive at all.. that is purely a feeding response. A defensive strike would have been quick; I don't think they use constriction as a means to kill attackers.

it probably saw the kid as an easy meal that wouldn't put up much of a fight, as for anacondas eating people, i bet it happens all the time over there just noone hears about it

I can't imagine the terror in the people at this sight. I'm glad the kid made it too!