It sounds like a scene from a horror movie, but some creatures in the wild truly have the power to swallow a human. Leading the list is the reticulated python, native to Southeast Asia. Growing over 25 feet long, these snakes can constrict and swallow prey, including humans. Several documented cases have occurred in rural Indonesia, making them one of the most dangerous snakes in the world.

The green anaconda, found in South America, is the heaviest snake on Earth. Though no confirmed human-eating cases exist, its size and strength make it theoretically possible. Similarly, saltwater crocodiles, some over 20 feet long, could swallow smaller humans entirely, though attacks usually involve drowning or tearing prey apart.

Even massive marine creatures like sperm whales and humpback whales have mouths capable of trapping humans accidentally. In 2021, a lobster diver in Cape Cod was briefly swallowed by a humpback before being spat out unharmed.

Finally, hippos, though herbivorous, have jaws and mouths large enough to crush or partially swallow humans. These rare encounters remind us of nature’s incredible power—and unpredictability.