Did a snake eat a crocodile whole?
Did a snake eat a crocodile whole?
A SNAKE fought, wrestled and then ate a crocodile whole following a dramatic five-hour long battle. The incident was captured on camera by author Tiffany Corlis at Lake Moondarra in Queensland, Australia.
How long does it take for a Python to kill a crocodile?
In 2014, an olive python was video-recorded killing and eating a freshwater crocodile at Lake Moondarra, which is near Mount Isa. In that case, it took five hours for the snake to slowly stretch its jaws around the constricted croc. Pythons are able to perform amazing feats of swallowing thanks to their elastic jaws.
Can an olive python beat a freshwater crocodile?
In the global battle between pythons and crocodiles, chalk one up for the snakes. A grisly new series of photos shows an olive python ( Liasis olivaceus) scarfing down an Australian freshwater crocodile ( Crocodylus johnstoni ).
Do pythons eat other snakes?
These snakes also happily eat one another, as witnessed in May in Western Australia. On very rare occasions, some python species will even attack and eat humans. Pythons also have been known to go head-to-head with crocodiles and alligators.
Did a Python eat a crocodile in Australia?
After a long-fought battle in Australia, a python bested a crocodile and swallowed the reptile whole. Bystanders Marvin Muller and Tiffany Corlis managed to capture photos of the snake eating the crocodile over a span of several hours in Queensland. The snake reportedly fought the croc for five hours in Lake Moondarra.
What animal eats a crocodile face-first?
“After the crocodile had died, the snake uncoiled itself, came around to the front, and started to eat the crocodile, face-first.” (Story continues below.) National Geographic identified the snake as an olive python and the croc as a Johnson’s crocodile, both of which are native to Australia.
Did the Snake really know what it was doing?
Tiffany Corlis: “The snake certainly knew what it was doing”. The 10-ft snake, thought to be a python, coiled itself around the crocodile and the two struggled in the water. The snake later brought the dead crocodile onto land and ate it.
