Scientists captured a rare photograph of a giant python swallowing an entire deer in the jungles of Thailand.

This is the first-ever recording of a python swallowing a full-sized whitetail deer. This encounter from 2022 is the center of a new study about just how destructive these invasive snakes can be on native wildlife.

This is the first-ever recording of a python swallowing a full-sized whitetail deer. This encounter from 2022 is the center of a new study about just how destructive these invasive snakes can be on native wildlife.

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• Scientists captured a rare photograph of a giant python swallowing an entire deer in the jungles of Thailand.
• The Burmese python, one of the largest snake species in the world, is known for consuming prey as large as deer due to its ability to stretch its jaws and body.
• The photo highlights the snake’s incredible predatory capabilities and its role in the ecosystem as a top predator.
• Burmese pythons have become invasive in other regions, such as Florida, where they have disrupted local wildlife populations by preying on native species.
• This particular python was found in its natural habitat, demonstrating how these snakes can tackle prey much larger than themselves.

Quotes:

• “The sheer size of the prey is astounding—this snake is capable of consuming animals larger than most predators can handle,” said a wildlife expert.
• “This is a testament to the python’s evolutionary adaptations that allow it to take down such large prey,” another scientist noted.
• “Pythons like this one are critical to maintaining balance in their native ecosystems,” the article highlights.

In case you need fodder for nightmares other than our election season, here’s a giant Burmese python in the Florida Everglades eating a big deer. This is how they’ve devastated wildlife in the Glades – Live Science

More Python work…. OMG

This is something else! Please watch the next video! The snake decided to swallow its prey – a relatively large artiodactyl animal. This was a difficult task. And the snake barely survived, pushing the swallowed animal back out of the body!

❗️🪱 This is something else! Please watch the next video! The snake decided to swallow its prey – a relatively large artiodactyl animal. This was a difficult task. And the snake barely survived, pushing the swallowed animal back out of the body! pic.twitter.com/IU2eQ3XENi

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