SNAKES!

This evening, after doing some work for prolonged hours, I was surfing about the TV channels.

And happened to come across this fascinating show on Animal Planet.

GIANT ANACONDAS!!!



I was so awestruck!





The anacondas are awesome! The heavy mass and massive length aside (there was one which is more than 13 feet long. Man, my eyes nearly popped out of the socket!), I was bowled over by their speed of attack. They're swift! Aggressively swift!

It was so captivating; watching Nigel Marven wrestling about in the mud with the gargantuan reptile. My heart nearly stopped. And despite being held down by its head and jaws by Marven, the anaconda STILL attempted to coil its body around his arm and neck. "Look at this, it's coiling itself around me... Gotta uncoil it from time to time... It'll squeeze tight enough, until the 'predator' releases it... And then, the next thing you know... It'll swipe around... And attack you again." Commented Marven. It was exhilarating! Of course, I won't want to be Nigel Marven; I'm contended enough with watching from the TV box.

Anyway, there was this segment which left me amused. Marven and his partner "caught" this pregnant giant avocado anaconda which was basking under the sun, and proceeded to give it an ultrasound. Kekeke! It's done exactly the same way as with human; with the gel and sensor probe and all. Anyway, they estimated that there are about 30 snake-lings in the mother anaconda. WOW!



And do you know koalas normally need not drink water? They get their daily water requirements from the leaves they eat. How convenient!