Unbelievable facts
Scientist Paul Rosolie recently announced his determination to prey for a giant anaconda.
On Discovery's “Eaten Alive” program, a 27-year-old naturalist dressed in a special suit was supposed to be swallowed by a 6-meter anaconda.
Anacondas of this size can easily eat large mammals like jaguars, deer, and pigs.
Specialists have developed a special suit that would protect a person from snake teeth, as well as pressure and stomach acid. He was also equipped with a camera and microphone to communicate with the team, and the scientist swallowed a capsule that monitored his vital signs.
Anaconda ate a man (video)
The only thing the experts couldn't predict was that the anaconda would not be at all interested in eating a person wearing such a suit. Moreover, when Rosoli tried to approach the anaconda for the first time, she got scared and tried to crawl away.
Only when the naturalist decided to provoke the animal did the snake attack, squeezing its victim.
The snake curled up in rings around a man covered in pig blood to become more appetizing for a predator. The anaconda began to swallow his head and as Rosoli squeezed, he began to feel his arm breaking.
The naturalist was not ready for such a turn and immediately called for help.
In the film, Rosoli compares the power of an anaconda to the strength of an entire team of horses. “The last thing I remembered was her open mouth, and then everything went dark,” he said.
Many viewers were disappointed with the long-awaited filming, and environmentalists expressed their outrage, considering the experiment brutal.
However, as explained by the naturalist himself, the purpose of the trick was to raise funds to save anaconda habitats in South America, and the animal was not harmed.
The biggest anaconda
· The Anaconda is considered to be the heaviest snake in the world. Its weight can reach 250 kg, which is almost 3 times more than the average human weight.
· The largest anaconda can reach about 9 meters in length, and the average length is 6 meters.
· Anacondas are not poisonous, but they are adept predators. They hunt their prey (pigs, tapirs, caimans and fish, sometimes jaguars) using vision and heat sensors.
· Anacondas attack within seconds, and once the animal is in a grip, they wrap rings around it, suffocating or crushing the victim.
· As a rule, anacondas live in wetlands and rivers, and they are excellent swimmers.
· There are 4 types of anacondas: green anaconda, yellow anaconda, spotted anaconda, and the recently discovered Bolivian anaconda. They all live in South America.