New York Post

Invasive Burmese pythons can swallow whole deer, alligators in one gulp: ‘A wildlife issue of our time’

Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can swallow native deer and alligators completely, according to a new study – as a jaw-dropping video showed one of the snakes taking down a deer in one gulp. A ...
EurekAlert!

Pythons can swallow even bigger prey than scientists realized

Bruce Jayne poses with two mounted Burmese python specimens captured in Florida to show the impressive gape of their mouths. The specimen on the left has a 26-centimeter gape compared to the ...
WSPA

WATCH: Burmese python swallows 77-pound deer, proving they can eat bigger prey than scientists realized

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new study conducted by biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reveals that Burmese pythons are capable of consuming larger prey than scientists previously realized ...
Science Focus

The strange true story of the python that swallowed a human whole

If you got eaten by a snake, it could take a whole month to digest you... but it would at least leave your hair ...
Crazy Creatures on MSN

Instinct versus physics – a snake that misjudged its prey

Snakes rely on extreme jaw flexibility to consume prey much larger than their heads This adaptation allows remarkable feeding behavior but comes with serious risks During swallowing the body can becom ...