GRAPHIC IMAGES: Python swallows bigger snake, and it ends badly
Photographer Amanda Jongedyk was able to capture incredible images of a python in Western Australia attempting an act of cannibalism by swallowing an even bigger python. Unfortunately for the hungry python, it bit off more than it could chew and subsequently regurgitated its meal.
A 9-foot reticulated python is reportedly slithering through a British city, sparking a massive police search for the reptile.
The snake, which is said to have the ability to eat a human, was first spotted near Lovell Road in Cambridge on Sunday. Cambridgeshire Police said they have tracked down the python’s owner, but have yet to locate the reptile.
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: ENORMOUS PYTHON SWALLOWS EVEN BIGGER PYTHON, BUT CAN'T HANDLE IT
The department tweeted Sunday: “In the early hours of this morning, Officers attended the area of Lovell Rd Cambridge. Reports of a three meter snake seen in the area."
“Police have located the owner but not the Reticulated Python confirmed to be 9ft long. Any sighting please notify Cambs Police on 101,” Cambridgeshire Police wrote.
Reticulated pythons are known as the world’s longest snake, growing up to 31.5 feet long, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The species is native to Southeast Asia and is non-venomous. A python is a constrictor and kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing.
While attacks on humans are rare, there have been reports of pythons eating humans in Indonesia in recent years.
A reticulated python can grow up to 31.5 feet long. (iStock)
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The body of a 54-year-old woman was found inside a 23-foot long python in Indonesia last year. The woman had gone missing while in her garden, according to the BBC.
A year earlier, the body of a 25-year-old man was cut out of another 23-foot long python, the outlet reported.