Neal, from reading on what you were typing I definitely agree.Originally Posted by Neal
I tried to explain that our shoulders are too wide for even the largest snake found today, he doesn't want to listen. In his mind he's right when he doesn't know anything. It's pointless to argue with him though raber, but I appreciate the backup.
Even though I don't research Anacondas much, I do know quite a few facts about them.
Even though Anacondas are considered the largest snake in the world (not longest, that's a Reticulated python, I'm talking about girth), they still could not fit down a grown adult. Our shoulders are too wide (as stated before) so the snake could not swallow it.
I think that you think an Anaconda could swallow a human because from where you live there might've been stories passed around that were not true and facts passed around that were not true since you live in the area where there are Anacondas native. When one of my family members lived in Nicaragua, all she heard was that all the reptiles and amphibians there were venomous. That, of course, is not true, for the most part. They said all the lizards, snakes, and amphibians were venomous. There are no venomous species of lizards in Nicaragua. There are venomous snake there, so I'm guessing that's how that rumor started, and same with the amphibians since some can be poisonous.
An Anaconda can kill a full grown adult, but not swallow a full grown adult. A small child is a whole 'nother story, and there is a great size difference between a small child and a full grown adult.
I hope I made that clear.
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