13FT Python vs. 6FT Alligator = FUCKIN NUTS!
 

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MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- The alligator has some foreign competition at the top of the Everglades food chain, and the results of the struggle are horror-movie messy.

A 13-foot Burmese python recently burst after it apparently tried to swallow a live, six-foot alligator whole, authorities said.

The incident has heightened biologists' fears that the nonnative snakes could threaten a host of other animal species in the Everglades. (Watch: Not the only python in Everglades -- 2:03)

"It means nothing in the Everglades is safe from pythons, a top-down predator," said Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor.

Over the years, many pythons have been abandoned in the Everglades by pet owners.

The gory evidence of the latest gator-python encounter -- the fourth documented in the past three years -- was discovered and photographed last week by a helicopter pilot and wildlife researcher.

The snake was found with the gator's hindquarters protruding from its midsection. Mazzotti said the alligator may have clawed at the python's stomach as the snake tried to digest it.

In previous incidents, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.

"There had been some hope that alligators can control Burmese pythons," Mazzotti said. "This indicates to me it's going to be an even draw. Sometimes alligators are going to win and sometimes the python will win."

It is unknown how many pythons are competing with the thousands of alligators in the Everglades, but at least 150 have been captured in the past two years, said Joe Wasilewski, a wildlife biologist and crocodile tracker.

Pythons could threaten many smaller species that conservationists are trying to protect, including other reptiles, otters, squirrels, woodstorks and sparrows, Mazzotti said.

Wasilewski said a 10- or 20-foot python also could pose a risk to an unwary human, especially a child. He added, however, "I don't think this is an imminent threat. This is not a `Be afraid, be very afraid' situation."'


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Seen that a few times..awesome shit

And this is why I love living in Florida...nature at it's best.

I have hardly been here all day and even I've seen it.

That so Cool

Seen that several times the other night. Poor creatures. :(

Impressive picture

oh no not again :Oh crap

that's some crazy shit ... i had a python .. about 6 ft when i sold him back to the pet store ... thing needed to eat rabbits ... :Oh crap

THats when its just starting to get interesting :thumbsup

Mother nature sorting itself out. Gotta love it.

[QUOTEhahahaha^..^=]THats when its just starting to get interesting :thumbsup[/QUOTE]


ya ..i know but the girl that lived with me just couldn't take it .... i should have kept the snake .. i ended up getting rid of the girlfriend about 6 months later ... :(