In a war between two beasts with the most “robust” bodies on earth, who will win?
Reptiles have been on our planet about 300 million years ago. To this day, many reptiles still exist such as snakes, pythons, lizards or crocodiles. Among them, pythons are one of the largest reptiles in the world.
Anaconda is a species of python commonly found in tropical rainforests and they are known for their terrifyingly huge size.
They have an amphibious lifestyle but rarely climb trees because of their large body mass. This python species lives mainly in aquatic environments and inhabits tropical rain forests.
Contrary to the common way of thinking of many people, the world does not have just one species of anaconda but up to 4 different types and all of them are excellent hunters.
Two animals with extremely “muscular” bodies are curled up together.
The yellow anaconda is more modest in size than its green anaconda, with a length of about 3.5-4.5 m and weight of 25-55 kg. Like all pythons, this species is non-venomous and kills its prey by constriction. Although it has a slimmer physique, the yellow anaconda still possesses a quite aggressive nature and is not picky at all, whether fish, turtles, lizards or deer, and even small crocodiles are difficult to escape. their mouth.
Wildlife photographer Kim Sullivan happened to witness the ferocity of the golden anaconda during his trip on the banks of the Cuiabá River in Brazil.
The crocodile shows signs of “difficulty breathing” when being squeezed by the python.
That day, while boating along the riverbank, Sullivan encountered what she described as a “once in a lifetime encounter” between a yellow anaconda and a caiman crocodile.
It’s not clear when the fight started, all we know is that when the photographer arrived, the python was wrapped tightly around the crocodile.
With the anaconda’s incredibly strong grip, the crocodile showed signs of suffocation.
The tug of war lasted for about 40 minutes with one side trying to tighten, the other side trying to brace themselves so as not to lose.
Finally, the crocodile found a solution to settle the fight by moving underwater. After only a short period of time, the python had to give in and let go of the crocodile. According to scientists, both pythons and crocodiles can live in aquatic environments, but crocodiles can handle things better than pythons in the water.
Sullivan recounted: “The draw result accurately reflects what happened in the fight, no animal died. After the fight, the crocodile returned to the riverbank to rest while the python crawled in. a hole nearby”.
