Talk:Lamia/@comment-27950421-20180914020755/@comment-10429980-20180914152850

One nit pic, but as a snake owner myself I thought that "rule of thumb" is more about how to determine a safe size for a snake's regular diet. If you've seen pics of pythons that have eaten impala, or anacondas that have eaten caiman or capybara, then you know snakes can and sometimes do eat things substantially wider than the widest part of their body. Its just not good for them to have such large meals on a regular basis.

And also, while the events are very rare, adult humans (albeit perhaps fairly small and slightly built ones) have been known to have been swallowed by reticulated pythons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_python#Danger_to_humans  On the other hand there is indeed little evidence anacondas ever eat people.

As for lamias, indeed their strength must be massive regardless, but I myself wouldn't be surprised if at least a few organs extended into their snake portion, if only to help their large body function better.