The green Anaconda attacked the two-metre Caiman, near the town of Los Llanos, Venezuela, finding it in the swamps of the jungle where both species live. The unsuspecting Caimam, a relative of crocodiles and alligators, is approached from below by the giant snake, which procedes to wrap it’s powerful body around the reptile and slowly squeeze it to death.
Crocodiles are a living link with the dinosaur-like prehistoric reptiles. They are believed to have existed 200 million years ago. They have powerful jaws with many conical teeth, short legs, and clawed webbed toes. Like their counterparts, their nostrils, eyes, and ears are above their heads to enable them to see when hidden below the water. They have massive, long tails with thick plated skin. Their snouts are pointed, unlike the alligators, with equally sized jaws. Crocodiles exist in over 13 species and so do their sizes. Males are usually larger than females and grow more rapidly as well.
The anaconda can be seen wrapping itself around the member of the crocodile family trying to suffocate the caiman.
Wildlife photographer Kevin Dooley, 58, was “lucky enough” to capture this extremely intense moment and says he has “never captured anything like this before”.
