National Geographic - Super Snake

I've seen this show before but am still blown away by the p.s.i./constriction strength they found in those big snakes....wow!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I've seen this show before but am still blown away by the p.s.i./constriction strength they found in those big snakes....wow!

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I think I've seen this one before as well. Was this where they equate the crushing power of an anaconda to that of a large school bus standing on a human beings chest?

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Was this where they equate the crushing power of an anaconda to that of a large school bus standing on a human beings chest?

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Yup it was.

Yep they measured the one constriction at a high of 90 p.s.i and the anaconda was able to maintain it well into the high 80's for 10 minutes. That equates apparently into about 9,000 lbs of pure force. Now that's impressive! They mentioned that even the smaller constrictors can hit around 8 p.s.i which works out to about 800 lbs of pressure.

If you miss it don't worry. If will be on again...and again....and again. I've seen it on at least 20 times this year. That one and the "Gator vs Python" show.