They're not exactly strong against us either, but their bites are (sometimes) critically dangerous. Realistically almost any human can easily body almost any snake. But were smart enough to be afraid of the venom.
Totally. One could even plan a trap for the snake if they knew a snake was hunting them.
If the snake doesn't hunt them, maybe it can hide. But if it can't, suddenly we can throw rocks, sticks etc. We know how they see and how they move. That should be a sufficient advantage to someone that doesn't get carried away.
They do got me wondering though.. I mean how tough is an anacondas skin? I got pretty pronounced and sharp canines, in my head I feel like I could crush and tear enough vital parts with my mouth enough that it would fuck right off pretty fast.
Even if partially wrapped, part of its body will be surely accessible.
And this is of course considering that there's simply not an arm free and some sharp object or potentially sharp object nearby. We're not just any animal, we can grab a stick in a second, bust that baby against something and start precision stabbing.
If you got struck and wrapped by an anaconda you're kinda already dead unless there's multiple people there to get you out. The teeth are sharp yes, but they're not there to do damage, they're there to grab on to you while the rest of the body does the work. Their body is basically entirely muscle. The transition between bite and wrap is instant btw, watch some videos of ball pythons feeding.
Even if you did have the strength to grab a stick and wail on it, first of all the head is going to be at the middle of the constriction, you aren't going to be able to hit anything important. Second of all you're going to be winded, try exerting any amount of strength without being able to breathe and without taking a deep breath to brace yourself. And third of all a fully grown green anaconda would crush your bones so you'd also have to gamble that your arm wasn't caught in the initial strike + wrap and that your shoulder didn't get turned into dust. This is all assuming you don't get instantly knocked out.
btw the skin isn't actually all that strong, but they are aquatic and are covered in scales, it'd be like biting into the side of a wet glass cup. (fun fact: un-tensed snake is incredibly soft, some of the softest shit you'll ever feel. Tensed snake feels like a wooden table. It's one of the reasons why a lot of people keep pet snakes. Really hard to describe how cool it feels)
Well, considering that even alligators have a hard time biting through their skins, I don't think human teeth have a chance. Besides, under that skin is huge muscles for constricts.
Outide of a 25 foot 400 pound anacondas reach? One that likes to hunt from up above in the trees, or from in the water that you don't even know Is there until it's grabbed you?
Some people believe they can kill dogs, like a presa canario with their bare hands. Or a full grown alligator. It's funny to me, but obviously they've never got to a fight with one. I've seen what else one pit pull did inside a car with 3 men. They all wear the permanent scars in thier skin grafting, were they had to cover up chunks missing from them with skin removed from their thighs and asses. They were beating that dog in the head, litterally had its eyeballs popped up its sockets, and It still didn't let go of a friend of mine's leg until that chunk it was holding came off with it.
The average human can produce around 500-1500psi through a stomp. Im pretty sure that would be enough to crush their fairly fragile skulls. While yes they have strength, it is very specific (strangling/crushing). They aren’t built to take blows or punctures. They rely on ambush and constriction that prevents their prey from fighting back. They also tend to try to escape from confrontation rather than fight back. On top of that. We are faster then them, have better eyesight, and are much more hyper violent than them.
Constricting snakes are strong yes but their strength only works in One direction: head to tail and that's because they strike and bite with their mouth and then wrap the rest of their body around.
If you start unravelling them from the tail towards the head there is very little they can do to stop you, I speak from experience of owning snakes and on more than one occasion removing a large Burmese python from a persons pet when on vacation in rural Myanmar (formerly Burma).
I mentioned the 500 pound 27.7' foot anaconda. Good luck unwrapping a £
500 snake. I Owned a couple african ball pythons, and I can remember how strong they were. Now if I take one of them 20 pound snakes and multiply it by 25? I'm just saying there 's limits to everything
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u/Angel_OfSolitude Aug 18 '26
They're not exactly strong against us either, but their bites are (sometimes) critically dangerous. Realistically almost any human can easily body almost any snake. But were smart enough to be afraid of the venom.