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Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Description:

I found this small anaconda (probably male) eating a black-bellied Whistling Duck. It took him a 45 min to eat it completely .

Habitat:

Wetlands mostly

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24 Comments

plnauta
plnauta 12 years ago

small ?? :)
Congratulations, great photo

MaheshPrasanna
MaheshPrasanna 12 years ago

nice and a rare pic. Marvelous

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Superb!

SebastianBarragan
SebastianBarragan 12 years ago

Thanks to all of you!!!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

beautifully caught !!
stunning pic congrats

Pino
Pino 12 years ago

I'm impressed...

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

I know Ashish, and I'm not really squeamish. Don't mind spiders etc., just a snake eating, so I guess that's not too bad. All part of the circle and cycle I agree.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

But is a most important part of Web of Life.... on this planet.... We humans must understand its importance...

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Wow! but yuk! It's one thing I cannot watch ........... a snake eating something, but amazing photos.

opzjon
opzjon 12 years ago

awesome moment!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Its a most striking Organism from Amazonian empire...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Nice action....

rebecca.kingdon
rebecca.kingdon 12 years ago

wow nice photo!
KarenL, the jaws don't "unhinge" they are just connected by an elastic like material rather than bone like ours.

MikeLoose
MikeLoose 12 years ago

Very impressed, We do not have snakes in New Zealand.

peter
peter 12 years ago

Spotting of the Day!

"Anacondas are one of the world's longest and most powerful predators. After constricting and asphyxiating large mammals or birds, they swallow them whole."

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ivanrey969
ivanrey969 12 years ago

Bacanísima la serie de fotos!

SebastianBarragan
SebastianBarragan 12 years ago

Thanks to you all!!

Chris Carille
Chris Carille 12 years ago

Awesome! Very neat spotting!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

Great spotting!!! Me encantaron todas las fotos!!!!!!! Bienvenido a Project Noah Sebas!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Amazing photos

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Amazing spot! It really shows just how far it's jaws unhinge to be able to swallow such large prey.

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

wow...sorry for the bird

SebastianBarragan
SebastianBarragan 12 years ago

Thanks!!

misako
misako 12 years ago

Nice series!

SebastianBarragan
Spotted by
SebastianBarragan

Casanare, Colombia

Spotted on Jun 25, 2007
Submitted on Nov 3, 2011

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