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Python Eats Croc…Explodes

by Erik Olsen on Oct 6th 2005 at 12:32PM

I posted this photo and story over at Divester, but I couldn't help making sure Gadling folks got a gander as well. The photo is of a python in Florida that exploded upon attempting to eat and digest a crocodile. Yes, you heard that right. Now, the first question you ask might not be: How is it that a python could even TRY to eat a crocodile?

But my question was: how did a 13-foot python end up in the swamps of Florida? Well, it turns out that pythons DO eat crocs. And that the pythons generally get in the swamps because owners release them there. Yes, there are people who wake up on a particular morning and say: "You know, maybe I don't NEED a 13-foot snake anymore." Ah, Florida.

(Thanks, Howie)

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Victor Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM

It was a gator, not a croc, but I love this creepy story. As the biologists point out, it proves that the pythons introduced into the everglades are thriving, and that in many cases they are an even match for the other tough guys of the swamp. I'm not the first to come up with this, but it a clear case of Alien vs. Predator.

Willy Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM

I went on an airboat tour of the Everglades recently, and the tour guide told us that they often see pythons. Evidently, people buy pythons, decide they can't keep them, and then dump them in the 'glades. The pythons thrive, and then -- well, you see what happens. The point is: don't buy a python. Unless you're a zoo.

Erik Olsen Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM

Damn. I meant alligator, not croc. Sorry about that. And I know better, too!

Howie Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM

Croc vs. Python (Humiliating Draw)
Lion vs. Elephant (Elephant)
Lions vs. Small Elephant (Lions)
Praying Mantis vs. Hummingbird (Insect wins!?) See boingboing.net

What next? It's a veritable electronic Roman Circus

Tebogo Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM

I've seen lions killing and in some cases attacking bull elephants and feeding on them the reason you might find that the tiger is a bit heavier than the lion is because the lion uses up more hydrocarbons from fatty acids and glycerol to convert it into protein or muscle so the bulk of the food it consumes is used up in muscular activity a report was made on the digestive system of the king of beasts the result is that the lion digests its food far more quikly and rapidly.