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Is it true that both greens and yellows, use their whole body to constrict their prey?
Cause most boas and pythons just use the front part of their body.
Jonas

` Depends on the situation. I've seen them just loop around a rat, then use the loop to hold on and shove the rat down their throat. Most of mine don't constrict, at all.
You don't need hands to be dexterous.

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Jonas,
Good observation. I don't know where you got your information but it is basically correct. I only feed fresh killed or F/T, and all of my greens are docile, but a few of them aggressively strike and constrict when feeding. I have not kept yellows, but of the greens I have that exhibit a strong feeding and constriction response, I have noticed that they do usually wrap a larger number of coils around the prey animal than other boas and pythons. My take on this is that anacondas are more likely to be feeding on non-mammalian prey, frequently in water, than other large constrictors. Fish and crocodillians are notoriously difficult to subdue, especially in a water environment, and I feel that anacondas have adapted by restraining their prey to a larger degree than is seen in other boids. Just my thoughts on it.

Kelly

Kelly
I think u are right about that they have to use more coils, so they can hold on to their wet and slippery prey.
I just got my info from pictures and tv.
Jonas