Another commented, ‘Sweet Jesus that’s revolting. But we’d wager you don’t often come across a python tucking in to a fully grown freshwater crocodile in one sitting. In 2017, it was reported that a 23-foot python in Indonesia swallowed a 25-year-old man whole. The gruesome images were captured by a man by the name of Martin Muller, who had spotted the unappetising dining experience while kayaking through the swamps of Mount Isa. PICTURED: Shocking moment python eats entire crocodile whole – and swallows it head first HORRIFIC pictures have revealed the moment a python eats an entire crocodile whole. Recently, dramatic photos of an Olive Python, Liasis olivaceus, swallowing an Australian Freshwater Crocodile, Crocodylus johnstoni, have been much in the news. Freshwater crocodiles in Australia are often targeted by pythons, say experts, despite their huge size . Jones explained pythons are able ‘unhinge their jaw’ to allow them to swallow bigger creatures, and revealed it isn’t all that unusual for these creatures to chow down on a croc. Featured Image Credit: GG Wildlife Rescue/Martin Muller. Fatal mistake: giant snakes eats alligator. read about this case and other similar stories when a snake ate large animals! You wouldn't think a python could consume a freshie like that. The snake reportedly fought the croc for … But an Australian crocodile, who had come across a 10ft python found it something quite different. "These pictures were taken by Martin Muller while kayaking. You’ve probably seen pictures of animals eating other animals before. One person said: "Wow. In 2014, an olive python was video-recorded killing and eating a freshwater crocodile at Lake Moondarra, which is near Mount Isa. After a long-fought battle in Australia, a python bested a crocodile and swallowed the reptile whole. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. CNN team films large python capturing and swallowing a crocodile in Rwanda. When the python began to chow down on the croc, almost all of us would have guessed it had bitten off way more than it could chew. In the face-off that took place in a lake in Queensland, the snake coiled around the crocodile and squeezed it to death over a prolonged five-hour battle before dragging it to land where it proceeded to swallow the giant lizard whole. According to the niche yet interesting website Snake Facts, the olive python can reach over 13 feet (four meters) in length, with the average length being approximately eight feet (2.5 m). It burst in the process and both died , their bodies later being found by rangers. However, the python doesn't chew at all and is not venomous. Credit: GG Wildlife Rescue/Martin Muller . Their post went viral, with nature lovers expressing fascination and repulsion in equal measure. Jules has previously worked as a mental health blogger, copywriter and freelancer for various publications. SSSSssssssssensational 💚🐊 🐍 Amazing pictures of an olive python Australis 2nd largest snake & Western Australia's…, Posted by GG Wildlife Rescue Inc on Friday, 31 May 2019. Thought crocs were at the top of the food chain. While it would be much less risky for the python to dine on pigeons, bats or ducks, Michelle Jones - who is the owner of the non-profit organisation GG Wildlife Rescue Inc - told The Daily Mail: "It's common for them to eat pretty much anything if they can fit it in their mouth.". Horrifying wildlife photographs showing a gigantic python devouring a crocodile whole have emerged from down under. Still, judging by the comments on the Facebook post, it seemed most people couldn't believe what they were seeing. The pictures show the olive python unhinging its jaw and slowly consuming the huge freshwater croc, leaving only the tip of its tail on show. And the python had no trouble eating it in one bite. Python casually eats a crocodile whole and proves nature is brutal. These photographs depict every gory moment of the python’s mealtime, until just the tip of the crocodile’s tail can be seen poking out of its scaly jaws. The snake, engorged nearly to the point of immobility by a mystery animal was spotted next to a trail in the Lake Eland Game Reserve in South Africa. Surely no amount of Activia is going to help this slithery fella with that bloat though. Last updated 1:00 PM, Wednesday June 19 2019 GMT+1. The National Park Service released photos that show the carcass of an American alligator that was almost swallowed by a Burmese python. Terrifying Moment: Giant Python Eats Crocodile Alive (Watch Video) Site Admin February 20, 2017. Michelle Jones, who owns GG Wildlife Rescue, told Daily Mail Australia: It’s common for them to eat pretty much anything if they can fit it in their mouth. A Burmese python living in Florida's Everglades attempted to eat an … After five hours, the snake had won, having successfully squeezed the life from its defiant but defeated opponent. The shocking moment a monster Burmese Python swallowed an American crocodile alive has been caught on camera. The incredible feasting took place in a swamp in … Despite knowing all about the deadly potential of these reptiles, Jones is apparently fearless, keeping two olive pythons of her very own as pets. The photos have become an instant sensation after being shared on social media. Rather, it kills by wrapping itself around its prey and squeezing the life out of it. Python Eats Crocodile – Tales of Big Snake Eating. Probably nothing quite as interesting as this massive python that was spotted by a cyclist. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. In 2006, firefighters in the Malaysian village of Kampung Jabor were called in to remove the bloated snake (pictured) from a roadway. It’s an unsettling sight to say the least, and one which will surely make ophidiophobes shudder. Gives you a very healthy respect for the python. Posted by: Frank Indiviglio in Reptiles and Amphibians in the News, Snakes March 7, 2014 1 Comment 9933 Views. His snaps were then shared on Facebook by GG Wildlife Rescue Inc, with the caption: "SSSSssssssssensational. Jawdropping stuff, but – yet again – I have become too freaked out to even consider setting foot in Australia…, If you have a story you want to tell send it to UNILAD via [email protected], @media (max-width:767px){.css-4n1las{display:none;}}Most Read Stories@media (min-width:768px){.css-1s8mc50{display:none;}}Most Read. The alligator was eaten alive by the giant python. Probably nothing quite as interesting as this massive python that was spotted by a cyclist. Thankyou so much Richards Camp - Huge Crocodile eats an impala; horns hooves and all. In the pictures, captured by a kayaker in Queensland, Australia, the snake (which is the second largest in the country, FYI) is literally swallowing the croc whole. Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. However, a snake in Australia has put our collective all-you-can-eat efforts to shame, consuming an entire crocodile whole. Rather than paddling away sharpish, Muller was able to capture the sight in nightmarish detail. If you're anything like me, you'll have been told after many a Chinese buffet that your eyes are bigger than your belly, as you stagger home, your stomach having reached the third trimester of hoisin crispy duck pancakes. These amazing photos show an olive python (Liasis olivaceus) devouring an Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni). One person shuddered, ‘I’m am going to pretend that those images are fake and it cannot really happen, otherwise I’ll have nightmares for years to come’. Sep 20, 2019 - Giant Isopod If large insects, in particularly roaches and centipedes, make you nervous then the Giant Isopod will leave you absolutely sweating in your seat. "Amazing pictures of an olive python Australia's 2nd largest snake & Western Australia's largest having a feed on an Australian freshwater crocodile (crocodylus Johnstoni). Let’s read about the hungry snake that eats an entire crocodile, and how is this possible. The post has since been shared 28,000 times. L. Ever spot something cool while you were on a bike ride? Massive crocodile is swallowed WHOLE by python in chilling photos. ", Another added: "How amazing is that ????? A snake has won a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it. In 2005 a Burmese python tried to swallow an alligator whole in Florida. I'll second that. Jules studied English Literature with Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning her masters in International Relations at Leiden University in The Netherlands (Hoi!). 1 Python eats a pregnant sheep. I suspect these aren’t the best pets to cuddle with in front of the telly. Unfortunately for a 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park, eating the enemy seems to have caused the voracious reptile to bust a gut—literally. The incredible feasting took place in a swamp in Mount Isa, Queensland, and was photographed by intrepid kayaker, Martin Muller. by Tibi Puiu. Hope I never meet one. Share Comments; By. Topics: Animals, Australia, crocodile, python, Queensland, Amazing photographs show the moment a python devours an entire crocodile in a murky swamp, New Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans On Filing Articles Of Impeachment Against Biden, Netflix Announces Elisa Lam Docuseries About Her Mysterious Death Coming Next Month, Donald Trump Becomes First Ever President To Be Impeached Twice, Donald Trump Jr. Asks Elon Musk To Set Up Social Network His Dad Can Join, GG Wildlife Rescue Inc/Facebook and 2 others. Crocodiles and alligators actually end up on pythons’ plates with relative frequency: In 2005, a deceased Burmese python was found in the Florida Everglades with an American alligator … Yet one intrepid photographer recently captured a series of images showing an enormous olive python ( Liasis olivaceus) devouring a full-size Johnstone crocodile. Although rare, pythons have been recorded attacking and swallowing crocodiles and alligators in the past. A kayaker spotted a python swallowing an … Maybe just stick to the buffet. The pics were shared on Facebook by GG Wildlife Rescue, a non-profit rescue service for native animals in Australia. To put this into perspective for you, this species of crocodile can grow up to nine feet long and weigh up to 220 pounds. Jeff Parsons Friday 12 Jul 2019 11:20 am. I know I should love all of nature and I’d never hurt a snake but they creep me out so much’. A very interesting story, no doubt, but actually a 3-4 foot long … Subsequent close-up images show the serpent with just the crocodile's ringed tail sticking out of its mouth. Even in Australia — the de facto home of terrifying animal footage and wildlife encounters — it's not every day that you see a snake swallow a croc whole. These images, taken in Queensland, Australia, show how the python had unhinged its mighty jaws to eat the crocodile after having squeezed the life out of it, long body bulging with the heft of … The GG Wildlife Rescue in Australia shared the image of the olive python, native to the country, chowing down on the freshwater crocodile. The crocodile was desperately trying to keep its head above the water as what is believed to be a python wrapped itself around the croc’s body and started to constrict. She then trained as a journalist through News Associates in Manchester. Bystanders Marvin Muller and Tiffany Corlis managed to capture photos of the snake eating the crocodile over a span of several hours in Queensland. July 10, 2019 . ", The post concluded: "Wow amazing nature, I love both these creatures & understand the need to eat.". July 12, 2019. These images, taken in Queensland, Australia, show how the python had unhinged its mighty jaws to eat the crocodile after having squeezed the life out of it, long body bulging with the heft of the prey. @media (max-width:767px){.css-4n1las{display:none;}}More Like This@media (min-width:768px){.css-1s8mc50{display:none;}}More Like This. Pictures show an olive python eating a crocodile whole. Although crocodiles are generally regarded to be pretty terrifying predators, this one was no match for an olive python (Liasis olivaceus), the second largest snake in Australia after the scrub python (Morelia amethistina). ", A third said: "I don't wanna kayak where that's a thing.". The Amazing Story of the Crocodile eaten by a Snake in 2014- yes, this large snake actually eats the whole croc! Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person. 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