# Large snakes swallowing adult humans?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 28, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-snakes-swallowing-adult-humans/497964 "2009-05-28T20:23:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-snakes-swallowing-adult-humans/497964/1 "2009-05-28T20:23:42Z")

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Has there ever been a documented case of a python or anaconda swallowing a normal-size human adult?

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**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-snakes-swallowing-adult-humans/497964/2 "2009-05-28T20:48:08Z")

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[Swallowed Whole By a Snake?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302689).

Previous thread in which the OP asks about the possibility of a large snake swallowing humans.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-snakes-swallowing-adult-humans/497964/3 "2009-05-28T22:21:41Z")

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I am pretty sure that if you watch the History Channel long enough they’ll show an episode of Monster Quest about big snakes eating people. You might try their web site, their episodes may be online.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-snakes-swallowing-adult-humans/497964/4 "2009-05-29T01:07:32Z")

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[http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080804075748AAIA9ol](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080804075748AAIA9ol) Here’s an answer from a zoo keeper. If a kid counts, yes.