Eating its prey can be a process for a python, which is why it relies so heavily on its jaw to get the job done, including consuming a whole deer.

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

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Some hunters participating in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge will likely get bitten by the invasive snake. One hunter told us what that feels like.

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It is not uncommon to spot a Burmese or reticulated python constricting and killing prey in their natural habitat. However, seeing a giant python eating another giant python is incredibly unusual, and scientists are still stumped as to why this happened.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida python team came across are massive female snake while conducting research in the field earlier this year.