They went out of their way to show it was a croc, not a gator. Python:Burmese pythons, with their beautifully patterned skin, rapid growth rate, and generally docile disposition, may be best known as the large snake of choice among reptile owners. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Unfortunately for a 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park, eating the enemy seems to have caused the voracious reptile to bust a gut—literally. Its stomach still surrounded the alligator's head, shoulders, and forelimbs. The python was found with the gator's hindquarters protruding from its midsection. With lightning speed it suddenly wrapped itself around the crocodile and put it in a death squeeze. Here, the python has already swallowed about half of its prey. Claim: Photograph shows a snake that burst trying to eat an alligator. Sometimes alligators are going to win and sometimes the python will win. But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty. Legal Statement. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. TORO Shave Oil - New Launch! But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty. The 10-ft snake, thought to be a python, coiled itself around the crocodile and the two struggled in the water. Python Tries To Eat Alligator, Explodes Associate Press October 5, 2005 ... alligator is shown protruding from the mid-section of a 13-foot Burmese python. The species have battled with increasing frequency — scientists have documented four encounters in the last three years. Most Amazing Wild Animal Attacks ,Socking Buffalo Kills Lion, Leopard vs Wild Dogs, Snake, Animal Attacks. Really it is incredible & Rare video of a snake swallowing a crocodile, A 10-foot snake (believed to be a python) defeated a crocodile in Queensland, Australia. The snake is an African rock python and is between 14 to 16 feet long, according to Mr. Thomas. In the other cases, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw. Python explodes after eating alligator (via tj3). The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole — and then exploded. The python took a break to rest, while still keeping a protective hold on the lifeless crocodile. WILD: This snake exploded after trying to swallow an alligator (Image: SG) A Burmese python ripped itself apart while trying to gulp down a six-foot alligator. MIAMI, Fla. — Alligators have clashed with nonnative pythons before in Everglades National Park. Snake Eating Crocodile Exploding alligator The Margin MarketWatch . Nine years ago in Florida, a python burst trying to swallow an alligator Onlookers at a lake in Queensland watched an olive python kill and swallow a 1m (3.2ft) crocodile. Of Note: Python Explodes After Eating Alligator Really, the headline on this one says it all. They snapped some photos showing half a gator’s hind legs and tail poking out of the snake’s exploded carcass. A reproducing snake can have as many as 100 hatchlings, which explains why the snake population has soared, Wasilewski said. Attacks on handlers, sometimes deadly, are not uncommon.Alligator:The American … Pictures show an olive python eating a crocodile whole. Snake Desert Attack Lizard - Giant Python eats Snake, Snake vs Mongoose, Frog Kills | Wild Animal T. Aleshiajulianna371. But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty. Onlookers at a lake in Queensland watched an olive python kill and swallow a 1m (3.2ft) crocodile. The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole — and then exploded. The comments below have been moderated in advance. So many iguanas have been discarded in the region that they are gobbling tropical flowers and causing problems for botanists, Wasilewski said. Playboy model shows looks that got photos removed, Try as it might, once the crocodile was caught in the python's death grip, it could not fight its way free, Once the snake had killed the crocodile, it proceeded to swallow it whole, Once the snake had devoured the crocodile it slithered off, double its original size, to digest the croc in peace. Wisely deciding not to intervene, Ms Corlis quietly took photographs of the rare event as the snake turned to the object of the attack and began slowly consuming the reptile. Toxic waste killing dogs on beaches: Poisoned pets left... Democratic Rep. 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That snake is likely about 15 or 20 pounds [7 to 9 kilograms], and the croc might be 5 to 7 pounds [2 to 3 kilograms], probably three feet [one meter] long. But the large 13-foot snake ended up tearing his own body into bits. All rights reserved. i read boom boom too ― huell howser (chaki), Thursday, 6 October 2005 01:17 (fifteen years ago) link. Scientists stumbled upon the gory remains last week. MIAMI, Fla. — Alligators have clashed with nonnative pythons before in Everglades National Park. Snake Eating Crocodile Exploding How Did This Alligator End Up … Legal Statement. In 2014, an olive python was video-recorded killing and eating a freshwater crocodile at Lake Moondarra, which is near Mount Isa. Do a proper survey, '' Mazzotti said after eating alligator ( via tj3.. 'Be afraid, be very afraid situation. ' '' | Amazing Wild Animal.! Was found with the gator whole — and then exploded to 16 feet,! An olive python kill other reptiles, the alligator won or the owner becomes of. 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