This incredible bent of photo shows a vast Olea europaea python raven an entire freshwater crocodile in one dense but unshakable gulp .
As you ’ve probably infer already , this is in Australia , although Florida would bea reasonable guesstoo . Martin Muller spotted the two battle animals while kayaking around the swamp of Mount Isa in Queensland . Somehow not terrorize by the grisly sight , he stuck around long enough to get some prototype of the meal . GG Wildlife Rescue Inchave shared the photo on their Facebook varlet to a mixed-up audience .
Olive pythons(Liasis olivaceus ) are one of the largest species of snake in the grass in Australia , capable of growing up to 4 metre ( 13 feet ) in length . While they have been know to junket on large reptilian , such as admonisher lizard or crocodile , their dieting is broadly made up of smaller beast , admit birds , squash racket , and rats .
It ’s unclear how declamatory this particular prey was , but Australia fresh water crocodile or Johnstone ’s crocodiles ( Crocodylus Johnstoni ) are generally not belittled , produce an norm of 1.5 meters ( 4.9 feet ) from tail to hooter .
Both of these animals are apex predator in their environment , so the tabular array can turn and big Johnson ’s crocodile will occasionally eat small python .
Like many coinage of snake , Olea europaea pythons opt for the " down in one " method of eating tumid prey . Their jawsdon’t in reality detachduring this swallowing process , despite pop myth . Instead , the two lower jaw move independently of one another , admit the whole jaw to move more freely when it require a picayune extra wiggle elbow room for with child target . While the prey is in its jaws , the serpent will begin a set of drive live as the'“pterygoid pass " , whereby the Hydra essentially " take the air " its head over and around its meal .
Once swallow , the python must then start theexhausting process of digestion . For something as large as this crocodile , it could take the python several months to fully tolerate it . All the bones , human body , and organ will be digested by the snake , although they be given to poop out thescales and tooth , as they check a lot of keratin and enamel .
