Can a anaconda beat a python?

An anaconda would win in a fight against a python. These two creatures are so similar in every facet except for length, thickness, and weight, and those are the ones we have to use to determine who would win if they faced off.
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What gets bigger anaconda or python?

A member of the boa family, South America's green anaconda is, pound for pound, the largest snake in the world. Its cousin, the reticulated python, can reach slightly greater lengths, but the enormous girth of the anaconda makes it almost twice as heavy.
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Which animal can defeat anaconda?

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Large groups of piranhas may gang up on an older, weaker anaconda near the end of its life. Caimans, which are smaller members of the alligator family may also prey on smaller or weaker anacondas, although, when the anaconda is full grown, it is known to prey on the caiman.
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What can defeat a python?

Pythons have predators. Small, young pythons may be attacked and eaten by a variety of birds, wild dogs and hyenas, large frogs, large insects and spiders, and even other snakes. But adult pythons are also at risk from birds of prey and even lions and leopards.
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Who would win King Cobra or anaconda?

An anaconda would win a fight against a king cobra.
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Who wins alligator or python?

At their full size, alligators have the power to ward off or outright kill a python. A python would have to be much longer and stronger than the alligator to kill it, and that certainly happens in the wild. Yet, it's more likely that an average adult alligator would be large enough to kill the average adult python.
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How strong is anaconda?

But how strong are anacondas actually? Anacondas have a constriction force of about 90 PSI, which is the rough equivalent of a 9,000-pound school bus sitting on your chest. They also have powerful jaws compared to other snakes, with an estimated bite force of 900 PSI.
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What is the fastest snake?

The fastest land snake is the aggressive black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) of southeastern, tropical Africa. The snake can reach speeds of 16-19 km/h (10-12 mph) in short bursts over level ground.
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Who win crocodile or anaconda?

A crocodile would beat an anaconda in a fight. A fully grown crocodile is simply too big and strong for an anaconda to kill. Even in an ambush situation, the anaconda would struggle to wrap enough of its body around the crocodile to inhibit its movement and crush it.
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Do anacondas have predators?

At the top of the food chain, adult anacondas have no natural predators. The biggest threat to their survival is human fear; many anacondas are killed by people worried that the enormous snake will attack.
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Is there a 100 foot snake?

The Daily Telegraph reports today that a 100ft (30m) snake has been spotted lurking in a river in Borneo, "sparking great concern among local communities".
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What is the heaviest snake?

Green anacondas are the heaviest snakes in the world. The heaviest anaconda ever recorded was 227 kilograms. This massive snake was 8.43 metres long, with a girth of 1.11 metres.
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Whats the biggest snake ever found?

The only known species is Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered, which supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis garstini.
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What can an anaconda crush?

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The chest portion of the suit was designed to prevent my ribs from being crushed. Prior studies determined that the anaconda's possible crush force is 90 pounds per square inch.
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Can an anaconda crush a human?

Females will sometimes cannibalize males, especially during breeding season. Due to their size, green anacondas are one of the few snakes capable of consuming a human, however this is extremely rare.
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Can you outrun a anaconda?

1: If you are attacked by an Anaconda, do not run. The snake is faster than you are. Don't try to outrun it.
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What's the biggest thing a snake can eat?

Key Points: African rock pythons eat large animals like monkeys, warthogs, antelopes, vultures, crocodiles, dogs, and goats. Burmese pythons have been known to eat alligators. The largest animal eaten by a snake that was recorded was a 150lb hyena.
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Who would win in a fight a Burmese python or an alligator?

The snake's crushing grip can break ribs and choke their prey to death, making pythons formidable opponents. But an alligator has the strongest bite force ever measured, crushing their prey with the strength of 3,700 pounds per square inch.
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Who wins snake or crocodile?

The crocodile's skin is very thick. While the king cobra has fangs that measure 0.5″ inches, that might not be enough to deliver the venom into the crocodiles' system. Even then, the crocodile can catch the fleeing snake and kill it. If both animals met on equal footing, it would be a surefire win for the crocodile.
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Can anaconda eat elephant?

One might think a giant snake such as a reticulated python or anaconda would be likely to defeat an elephant, but that's not true. Neither of them has the strength to kill elephants.
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Who is the king of the snake?

The king cobra—one of the most venomous snakes on the planet—can literally "stand up" and look a full-grown person in the eye.
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Who would win black mamba or king cobra?

A combination of factors like the quantity of venom and bigger size gives the king cobra an upper hand. While the black mamba can put up a fight with the king cobra easily, the king cobra would win with no doubt.
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