Snake explodes after eating Croc whole

[Jimbo 172]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4313978.stm

 

 

 

Snake bursts after gobbling gator

 

 

The remains of the two giant reptiles were found by astonished rangers in the Everglades National Park.

 

The rangers say the find suggests that non-native Burmese pythons might even challenge alligators' leading position in the food chain in the swamps.

 

The python's remains with the victim's tail protruding from its burst midsection were found last week. The head of the python was missing.

 

"Encounters like that are almost never seen in the wild... And here we are," Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.

 

"They were probably evenly matched in size. If the python got a good grip on the alligator before the alligator got a good grip on him, he could win," Professor Mazzotti said.

 

He said the alligator may have clawed at the python's stomach, leading it to burst.

 

"Clearly, if they can kill an alligator they can kill other species," Prof Mazzotti said.

 

He said that there had been four known encounters between the two species in the past. In the other cases, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.

 

Burmese pythons - many of whom have been dumped by their owners - have thrived in the wet and hot climate of Florida's swamps over the past 20 years.

[walkinthedog 0]

stingray beats both, obviously.

[Jimbo 172]

stingray beats both, obviously.

 

 

CRIKEY !

[Gemmill 44258]

Paully's review of the Arsenal match on TF is class, describing Craig Moore separately as "Crocodile Dundee" and "the man who hates stingrays."

[Tom 14011]

Greedy fcuker

[Bombadil 0]

Taken from Wikipedia:

 

There has been one documented case of an exploding snake, whereby a Burmese python burst. The snake had attempted to eat an alligator whole, but exploded mid-meal. The explosion could be heard and felt approximatley 8 miles away. Rangers of the Everglades National Park discovered the explosion in October 2005, but they could not locate the snake's head; the alligator had also died. Frank Mazzotti, a professor from the University of Florida, suggested that the alligator had tried to claw its way out of the snake, causing the explosion. Alternative theories suggest the alligator could have already been dead, or a third animal was involved.

 

Snopes offers other possible alternative explanations. The python ate an alligator (possibly an already-dead one it came across), and some other agent — probably human — killed the snake, chopped off its head, and cut open its midsection, exposing the as-yet undigested gator. Or, the rotting gator meat inside the python caused a build-up of gases which ruptured the snake's body, and after the python died its head sank into the water, where it was eaten by scavengers. (Some pundits have even maintained that the snake was killed by a second alligator, which then ate the serpent's head.)

 

The incident was noted as a sign that alligators' supremacy as predators is not a certainty in the wild. Frank Mazzotti, a wildlife professor at the University of Florida, remarked that a human discovery of such a battle between these predators was rare indeed.

 

The incident was part of a "python epidemic" in which pet owners released their pythons throughout Florida, in belief that they would not cause trouble. At least 93 pythons were captured, not including the one involved in this incident. This "python epidemic" continues presently.

 

Is that even possible?

[Gemmill 44258]

That is blatantly bullshit.

[Guest alex]

Haddaway and shite man

[David Kelly 1219]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4313978.stm

 

 

 

Snake bursts after gobbling gator

 

 

The remains of the two giant reptiles were found by astonished rangers in the Everglades National Park.

 

The rangers say the find suggests that non-native Burmese pythons might even challenge alligators' leading position in the food chain in the swamps.

 

The python's remains with the victim's tail protruding from its burst midsection were found last week. The head of the python was missing.

 

"Encounters like that are almost never seen in the wild... And here we are," Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.

 

"They were probably evenly matched in size. If the python got a good grip on the alligator before the alligator got a good grip on him, he could win," Professor Mazzotti said.

 

He said the alligator may have clawed at the python's stomach, leading it to burst.

 

"Clearly, if they can kill an alligator they can kill other species," Prof Mazzotti said.

 

He said that there had been four known encounters between the two species in the past. In the other cases, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.

 

Burmese pythons - many of whom have been dumped by their owners - have thrived in the wet and hot climate of Florida's swamps over the past 20 years.

Sure this doesn't count as a victory for the snake either? The fucker burst trying to eat the gator. That doesn't sound much like winning to me.

[JawD 99]

So have the courts been deciding who won all this time since it happened?

 

[sweetleftpeg 0]

Who the fuck decides it's a draw? Do the flamingos get scorecards or something?

[Guest alex]

I saw a hedgehog fighting a rabbit the other day. The hedgehog won on points.

[Guest Patrokles]

Tenner says they'll make a hollywood movie soon. SNAKE VERSUS ALLIGATOR. When two of the world's deadliest reptiles are having a bad day, you'd best stay out of the swamps...

[JawD 99]

On a plane?

[TheInspiration 1]

That's over a year ago. Still pretty horrid thought though. Dumb snakes can't eat something a little smaller.

[Brock Manson 0]

Am I the only one who can't make out what's happening in that pic?

[Tooj 17]

Haddaway and shite man

Haddaway and shite in the same sentance Alex, I wont hear of it.