Monday, November 21, 2011

Python vs. Deer

Nope that is not the name of a cheesy movie on a basic cable channel.
So What happens when a Florida python comes across a 76-pound deer? It swallows it whole, according to this article from SunSentinel.com:

An adult deer was found intact inside a huge Burmese python Thursday, after the snake was captured and killed in the Everglades.

Contractors for the South Florida Water Management District encountered the python on a tree island in western Miami-Dade County, according to the district. It was killed with a shotgun blast.

The find set the record for "big things found inside of pythons" for Florida. I didn't know such things were recorded. It's with good reason, though. Burmese pythons are not native to Florida and will eat almost anything with a heartbeat.

1 comment:

  1. It would be kinda cool to eat a really huge steak and then not have to worry about eating for a year...

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