Snakes Eating People

[Shelby]

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.

[iguanaking]

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

[Shaun J]

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

[Brandon.O]

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

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......

[Shelby]

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.

[iguanaking]

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

[MisterPodo]

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......

[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.

[iguanaking]

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

[Shelby]

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.

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?