A giant anaconda regurgitating an entire animal in the Brazilian jungle has become a surprise online hit – despite its gruesome content.

Almost 66,000 people have watched the video on YouTube in just two days.

The footage shows the anaconda vomiting an animal that is completely undigested.

The animal can be seen slowly emerging as the anaconda writhes in the water.

A giant anaconda regurgitating an entire animal in the Brazilian jungle has become a surprise online hit

Although when the video was posted online, it suggested the hapless creature was a cow, commenters have debated whether the it is in fact a capybara.

The giant rodent, which is related to a guinea pig and weighs up to 66 kg (145 lbs), is native to South America and the preferred prey of the anaconda.

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