How do anacondas eat their prey?

After their prey is killed the anaconda has to search the head side and swallow the whole animal with the head side first, because an anaconda can't tear his prey into pieces. read more

Unlike most carnivores (including humans) which can bite off hunks of flesh and chew their prey, anacondas (like all snakes) lack limbs or cutting teeth, and thus must swallow their food whole, leaving absolutely no trace of the quarry. read more

Anacondas are not venomous, but they can constrict their prey in order to subdue it. After subduing the prey, they unhinge their jaw and swallow it whole. Since anacondas can eat very large amounts at one time, they can go weeks in between meals. read more

They constrict (squeeze) their prey to kill and then swallow them whole. They usually prefer prey that they can swallow. Large prey like a Buffalo or an Adult Human are impossible to swallow for the Anaconda. So, they don't usually eat them. However, they can easily kill any living animal. read more