Anaconda Enters Pig Pen--Eats Pig

Feeding day for a large hungry anaconda. Anacondas are truly giant snakes. Video taken on June 9, 2017 of a large Anaconda eating a feeder pig. The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the largest snake in the world by weight, and the second longest. Animation in video shows a snake’s lower jaw is not joined by an elastic ligament at the front (chin) that allows the two halves to spread apart, connected in front by an elastic ligament. Each half of lower jaw moves independently. Quadrate bones at the back of snake’s skulls at attachment points to lower jaws, are not rigidly attached. They pivot allowing vertical and horizontal rotation. This allows ingestion of large prey such as this pig. Video for online degree programs, bachelor degree accreditation, and biostatistics for reptile feeding behavior; and degrees in zoology. Shows the pterygoid walk of snake’s jaws. Quadrate bones at back of snake’s skulls at attachment points to lower jaws a