In World-First, Burmese Python Is Found Eating Reticulated Python

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Burmese and reticulated pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Not only are they usually too big to be eaten by other snakes, they are also not on the menu of the others. But in Bangladesh an unusual encounter occurs.

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Scientists in Bangladesh have recorded a remarkable encounter between two of the world's largest snake species.

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One Burmese python was seen and photographed attacking and swallowing a reticulated python. The unusual encounter may be the first known case of two of the world's largest snakes hunting each other, scientists say. Researchers in India observed this rare event as early as 2020: the images captured the moment when a Burmese python (Python bivittatus) swallows a reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) from the tail up, while it was still ali…

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Scientists in Bangladesh have recorded a Burmese python swallowing a reticulated python alive, an unprecedented feat for two of the world's largest snake species.More...