Nature?

[hoggy952]

We all know that in Nature most creatures are eaten by others and a lot of times they are swallowed whole and still alive . It got me wondering that would the live creature that has just been swallowed die immediately by the stomach acid of the diner or would it be suffocated etc.

Apologies for being a bit gruesome I hope your not eating but does anyone know what actually happens.

[maca]

dunno m8 but you really do need to get out more

[hoggy952]

dunno m8 but you really do need to get out more

I cant undo her apron springs

[gtpilot]

If I recall snakes suffocate their prey. Watch the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, etc.

[hoggy952]

I feel sure there was a report I read once about a shark being cut open, only to reveal a small, but complete, filipino fisherman !

[stevj]

How was his occupation determined?

Steve

[phuser]

Only a fisherman would swim into a sharks mouth after his catch....

[imhsar]

think positive...
nature is the most beautiful thing in this world....
so enjoy each and every moment with them .....

[patkins]

How was his occupation determined?

Steve

He had a packet of Fishermans Friend in his pocket.

[chroma]

Thing's take a while to die in human stomach acid.

Ive eaten live minnows before as a kid and you can feel them thrashing around in your gut till they kick the bucket, its not the most pleasant feeling on earth, i imagine is worse for he fish though.

[Canker_Canison]

Thing's take a while to die in human stomach acid.

Ive eaten live minnows before as a kid and you can feel them thrashing around in your gut till they kick the bucket, its not the most pleasant feeling on earth, i imagine is worse for he fish though.

You are one sick little puppy.

So how long would a spider last?

[chroma]

You are one sick little puppy.

So how long would a spider last?

Dunno, but everyone eats a few over the course of their lifetime whilst they sleep and are completely unaware of it.

[hoggy952]

Generally speaking the creatures are not often swallowed alive - there are only a few instances of this where it is common - mainly fish and a few birds (that swallow fish whole).

Based on what a few of the other responses have been there seems to be a bot of confusion so here's a few examples of feeding habits:

Crocodiles - can't chew and will swallow small prey whole, however given the bite force of crocodilians any such small prey is very likely dead from crushing/tooth penetration injuries. Larger prey like wildebeest is often drowned by being held underwater or the croc will seize them by the snout, holding the nose/mouth shut thereby suffocating them. The large animal is then generally left somewhere underwater to soften/rot a bit until the meat is tender enough to be torn from the carcass and swallowed in chunks.

Snakes (constrictors) - it used to be thought that constrictors killed by suffocation/asphyxiation but current evidence points to the constriction causing embolisms and cardiac arrest by raising the blood pressure dangerously high. The burst snake in the everglades is likely to have burst either because alligators are quite sharp/spikey and it really was eating something just that bit too big or it was attacked by another gator etc. as it was trying to swallow. Either way the gator it was eating was most likely dead.

Big Cats - generally kill before they eat however you do see some instances of lions starting to feed whilst another is still killing the prey - Lions and Tigers favour a suffocating bite around the throat from the front/underneath crushing/closing the windpipe and causing death via asphyxiation. Leopards generally favour a bite to the back of the neck with the canine teeth dislocating and breaking the neck. Jaguars favour a bite to the back of the skull with obvious and instant results!