Snake swallowing a small hippo - YES HIPPO !!!

[Marty]

This is crazy, this giant snake swallowed a baby hippo. It's regurgitating it here, or swallowing it backwards not sure which one..anyhow, here's the video

[Marty]

Tindo, you speak spanish (or is this Portugese?)...translate please

[Tindomul1of9]

It says it measures 6 meters, and it either lives, was found or got in to the Aquarium at St. Pablo cannot move caused by the weight. I think it goes on to say watch what it does to escape (regurgitate). Thats all I could understand, its in Portugese.
Wow!!!!!! Ewww! Eating and regurgitating for snakes must be a painfull experience.

[Rainfrog]

I only get a white screen But I can drop a snake fact: Snakes often get over excited and will eat an object to large to properly digest and regurgitate it later.

If a snake feels threatened after it has fed it will regurgitate the prey item to increas its chanse of defence and escape

[Tindomul1of9]

Originally Posted by Black-Rain-Frogger

I only get a white screen But I can drop a snake fact: Snakes often get over excited and will eat an object to large to properly digest and regurgitate it later.

If a snake feels threatened after it has fed it will regurgitate the prey item to increas its chanse of defence and escape

I've read the regurgitate to escape explanation before. It seems to me that snake overburdened by food can regurgitate fast enough to escape danger. While you are busy regurgitating, you can get ripped up and devored by the Jaguar or wolf or cayman or whatever wants to eat you.

[MarlboroMan]

This has been all over the internet the past few months. Just a few facts...

Ancondas are only from S. America and as the OP mentioned they are speaking portugues. Hippos are only found in Africa. The animal being regurgitated is a capybara, a huge rodent, which is part of their natural diet.

Even a baby hippo weigh hundreds of pound within a short time after birth.

Not trying to cause any animosity, just trying to make the post more accurate.

[Marty]

Yup, you're absolutely right... I've posted it brainlessly without thinking about it twice!!! Of course it must be a capybara !!! DUH! My bad

[Rainfrog]

I still cant see the pic only white screen. I assumed it was a rock python since I cant see, passed right over the portugese part.

[Marty]

Actually now that I watch the video again, it doesn't look like a capybara, it looks like a tapir. Capybaras are much more hairy and tapirs have a smoother hide.

Rainfrog, go to you tube and type in 'snake baby hippo', this video is all over the web

[Rainfrog]

I agree with Marty after watching the video. It is a Tapir. you can see 3 distinct slender toes and one look at the head makes it obvious, it has an elongated snout. A Capybara would have more hair and they have a thick blunt snout.