Who would end up victorious in a fight?
Anaconda and the Komodo dragon are unlikely to ever meet in real life.
Anacondas are large and powerful in terms of construction and appearance, yet Komodo dragons have claws and serrated shark-like teeth that can rip through flesh. It’s also highly venomous!
Although the term anaconda belongs to the genus Eunectes, it is most commonly used to refer to one species, the green or common anaconda.
The green anaconda of South America is a member of the boa family, and is the world’s heaviest snake, with the largest girth to length ratio of any snake.
Komodo dragons are the world’s largest living reptiles. Their gigantic stature, flat skulls, bowed legs, and long, thick tails distinguish them.
According to legend, a dragon-like creature dwelt on the Indonesian island of Komodo. Until 1912, no Western researcher had ever seen a Komodo dragon.
Locals refer to them as “ora,” which means “land crocodile.”
Description
Anaconda females are significantly larger than males, indicating obvious sexual dimorphism.
The anaconda is one of the world’s lengthiest snakes, with a length of about 20 feet (6 meters) and can reach 29 feet (8.8 meters).
The green anaconda is the biggest of all snakes, with a girth of over 12 inches (30 cm) and a weight of 550 lbs (227 kg).
Anacondas have an olive-green body with black patches all over them.
There head is tiny for its body size and has clearly expressed orange-yellow stripes on both sides.
They use their eyeballs on the top of their heads to scan their environment without having to leave the water.
Komodo Dragons can reach lengths of 6.5 to 10 feet (2 to 3 meters) and weigh up to 154 pounds (70 kg).
Komodo dragons kept in captivity can weigh up to 365 pounds (166 kg). They are the world’s heaviest lizards.
These huge lizards have a rough, robust skin strengthened with osteoderms, bony plates that protect them from scratches and bites, and their color varies from black to yellow-gray depending on their environment. Long, flat skulls with rounded snouts, scaly skin, bowed legs, and massive, muscular tails characterize them.
They feature roughly 60 serrated teeth that can be up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and are routinely replaced.
Because their teeth are almost totally covered by gingival tissue, which is naturally lacerated during feeding, their saliva is commonly stained with blood.
They also have long, golden tongues with deep forks. They can see as far as 985 feet (300 meters), but their night vision is poor.
Habitat and Distribution
The anaconda inhabits a large area of tropical river systems and marshes east of the Andes in South America.
They are most commonly found in the wide tropical grassland plains of the Amazon River (Brazil), Orinoco River (Columbia), and Los Llanos (Venezuela).
This hot, humid location, with its dense flora, provides ideal habitat for such a huge snake that blends well with its surroundings.
The anaconda prefers to be near or in water and spends much of its time in the murky waters that help it hide and support its massive body.
Komodo dragons are only found in five islands, four of which are in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park.
They are found on the islands of Komodo, Gili Dasami, Gili Montang, Rinca, and Flores. The natural range of Komodo dragons is the smallest of all the great carnivores.
Komodo dragons live on volcanic islands that are harsh and steep.
They dwell on islands with a variety of environments, ranging from grasslands and savannas to deep forests.
These fascinating animals prefer to stay at lower heights in their natural habitat, avoiding the higher, mountainous cloud forests of the Indonesian islands they call home.
Food Habits
Anything that gets close enough to an anaconda’s mouth, including very enormous creatures, is in danger of being eaten.
Instead of employing venom to subdue their victim, they use constriction and their backwards-facing fangs to slowly suffocate their prey.
Large prey such as tapirs, caimans, deer, jaguars, and capybaras are occasionally eaten. The consumption of smaller mammals, reptiles, fish, and birds is more widespread.
Komodo dragons are carnivores, which means they are primarily meat-eaters.
They are ferocious hunters that can consume enormous game including water buffalo, deer, carrion, piglets, and even humans. They’ll eat smaller dragons as well.
The Komodo shreds their prey to death with their sharp, serrated teeth, which are similar to a shark’s. They can consume up to 80% of their body weight in a single feeding.
Because the Komodo’s saliva contains 50 bacterium strains, if the prey escapes, it will die eventually from blood poisoning within 24 hours.
Sometimes Komodos will find the dead animal and finish its meal thanks to its incredible sense of smell.
Behavior and Lifestyle
Anacondas are nocturnal and live a solitary existence.
Anacondas are swift in the water but slow on land because they are water-dwelling reptiles. They spend most of their life in water, often submerged for extended periods.
Anacondas are mostly inactive during the afternoon heat and begin to move around dusk when the heat has subsided.
They frequently travel vast distances in a short time, notably when the dry season is at its peak or when they are looking for mates.
Komodo dragons are primarily active during the day, although they do have some nighttime activity when extremely hungry. They are lonely creatures who only get together to procreate and eat.
When young, these lizards can sprint up to 12 mph (20 km/h), dive up to 15 feet (4.5 m), and climb trees successfully using their sharp claws.
Komodo dragons use their muscular forelimbs and claws to dig burrows for shelter. These holes can range in size from 3.3 to 9.8 feet (1 to 3 meters) in diameter.
These lizards can store body heat throughout the night and reduce their morning basking period due to their huge size and habit of sleeping in these burrows.
In combat between a Komodo dragon and a fully grown anaconda, who would win?
Anacondas and Komodo dragons both can kill each other.
Anacondas are stronger in terms of built than Komodo dragons, but Komodo dragons are also powerful since their mouth is venomous and destructive, something that anacondas lack.
Caimans for example are eaten by anacondas without being bitten.
After thousands if not millions of years of experience, the huge snake has figured out how to kill crocodiles while avoiding their formidable jaws.
The same techniques should work on a large lizards like Komodo dragons. Anacondas may suffocate and kill them by squeezing them until they suffocate and die.
Internal bleeding may result from squeezing the komodo dragon.
The anaconda would then devour the entire Komodo dragon at once. As a result, Komodo loses the struggle with the anaconda.
Of sure, the komodo dragon may strike first, but I doubt it could kill the anaconda so quickly with his sharp claws and lethal bite!
The only thing working in the dragon’s favor is its saliva, which takes a few hours to take effect.
So, there are just two possibilities, in my opinion!
In the first version, the anaconda kills the dragon without being bitten, and so wins without getting bitten!
The second, the dragon bites an anaconda while attacking it, but we don’t know how the venom affects the snake’s immune system.
Even if the snake dies after 24 hours, the dragon will still be too late!