An anaconda would win in a fight against a python. These two creatures are so similar in every facet except for length, thickness, and weight, and those are the ones we have to use to determine who would win if they faced off.
Pythons have predators. Small, young pythons may be attacked and eaten by a variety of birds, wild dogs and hyenas, large frogs, large insects and spiders, and even other snakes. But adult pythons are also at risk from birds of prey and even lions and leopards.
The adult anaconda does not generally have any predators since they are at the top of the food chain, being such a huge snake. However, the babies have predators that adult anacondas don't have, including birds and even jaguars.
Reticulated pythons, along with the green anaconda, are the largest snakes in the world. The distinction is that these pythons attain a greater length, with valid records of wild individuals over 20 feet in length. Green anacondas, on the other hand, are not as long but achieve a much more massive girth and mass.
Even in the cases of a large anaconda, a gorilla is so powerful that it would probably crush the anaconda's skull and end the threat before the anaconda could completely wrap around it. Gorillas are fast and ferocious in combat, so it's hard for a snake to take them by surprise and meaningfully attack them.
The snake is faster than you are. Don't try to outrun it.
If the anaconda can wrap around the lion, its deadly squeeze could be enough to win this battle. As members of the boa constrictor family, anacondas don't need to use venom to kill their prey.
The Winner in the Battle Between Pythons and Crocodiles in Florida. Crocodiles are bigger and faster, with stronger offenses and keener senses than pythons; in a battle between a python and a crocodile, the crocodile would likely win.
Instead, cats have a variety of weapons at their disposal, including claws and sharp teeth, that they can use to protect themselves against predators. But cats may be equipped to fight off a snake, but they'll not do so unless they feel threatened. They don't look for snakes to kill just because they're bored.
An olive python swallows an Australian freshwater crocodile whole Courtesy of Martin Muller and GG Wildlife Rescue Inc. During a recent trip to Queensland's Mount Isa, kayaker Martin Muller encountered a gruesome sight: an olive python feasting on an Australian freshwater crocodile it had just squeezed to death.
We're incredibly lucky to have Mrs Dashwood at Adelaide Zoo as she makes up one of only ten of her species living in Australia and is the only Green Anaconda in South Australia.
A crocodile would beat an anaconda in a fight. A fully grown crocodile is simply too big and strong for an anaconda to kill. Even in an ambush situation, the anaconda would struggle to wrap enough of its body around the crocodile to inhibit its movement and crush it.
At the top of the food chain, adult anacondas have no natural predators. The biggest threat to their survival is human fear; many anacondas are killed by people worried that the enormous snake will attack.
One might think a giant snake such as a reticulated python or anaconda would be likely to defeat an elephant, but that's not true. Neither of them has the strength to kill elephants.
Anacondas are a source of many myths that exaggerate their size and attacks on humans. Substantiated reports of giant constrictors actually killing and eating humans are quite rare.
An adult anaconda would win a fight against a Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon is a highly capable fighter, but it would not be able to deal fatal damage to the anaconda before it was grabbed and crushed. Anacondas can successfully attack crocodiles, creatures that can kill faster than a Komodo dragon.
An anaconda would win a fight against a king cobra. This outcome assumes that both of these creatures met in an open area that doesn't allow an ambush to happen. Otherwise, the anaconda might just snatch the water-loving king cobra into the water and make for a much less interesting fight.
Predators. Leopards and crocodiles are large carnivores which may prey upon gorillas. Humans are the greatest threat to all gorilla populations.
Large groups of piranhas may gang up on an older, weaker anaconda near the end of its life. Caimans, which are smaller members of the alligator family may also prey on smaller or weaker anacondas, although, when the anaconda is full grown, it is known to prey on the caiman.
The scrub python is found throughout the tropical rainforests of far north Queensland, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. They are the largest snake species to call Australia home.
Humans. Humans are the most active predator of pythons, often killing the animal for its skin, but also for the meat.