'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limit
Female Burmese python measuring 14.8’ (4.5m) and weighing 115.2 lbs (52.3 kg) consuming a white-tailed deer weighing 76.9 lbs (34.9 kg) in southwestern Florida.
Burmese python in Florida tries to swallow 77-pound deer; video
Biologists studying the invasive reptiles’ impacts on Florida wildlife recently documented the extraordinary predation event.
Welcome to Florida: Burmese python swallows 77 pound deer
In February, the team discovered a massive, squirming, 500-pound ball of Burmese python snakes huddled together in the marshy swampland of Naples, Florida. The snakes were in found in what wildlife experts refer to as a “mating ball” — which occurs when several male snakes swarm over the same female to get her pregnant.
How Florida biologists discovered a Burmese python swallowing a fully-grown deer
The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida is continuing to astonish biologists.
Python Seen Swallowing 77-Pound Deer in Stunning Video
The video was released as part of a study aimed at better understanding the impact pythons have on Florida's local ecosystem.
WATCH: Burmese python swallows 77-pound white-tailed deer
A new study shows a Burmese python's maximal gape is 10.2 inches. The measurements equate to a circumference of 32 inches.
Python found eating deer in Florida stuns scientists
A study by biologists in Southwest Florida has uncovered that massive snakes known as Burmese pythons can consume larger prey than initially thought.
Scientists Share 'Intense' Footage of Invasive Python Swallowing 77-Pound Deer Whole in Florida
"It felt like we were literally catching the serial killer in the act," said one study author Scientists in Florida shared a remarkable moment this week: a Burmese python swallowing a 77-pound white-tailed deer whole.
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Burmese pythons stretch their mouths even wider than we thought possible
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