Photos of Burmese python swallowing deer released by Florida officials

A Burmese python's eyes were bigger than its stomach (literally) when it decided to attack and swallow a white-tailed deer whole.

The hungry 31-pound python took on a 35-pound white-tailed deer 111 percent its mass. It was a shocking sight, even in Florida, where the python is an invasive species.

Officials stumbled upon the 11-foot female snake in Collier-Seminole State Park in Naples with a "large food bulge" back in April 2015, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida said in a blog post Thursday. The officials just released details of the finding, which will be published in the March 2018 issue of the peer-reviewed quarterly Herpetological Review.

It's believed to be the "largest predator to prey ratio" ever documented in the history of the Byrmese python species, the conservancy said.


Source : foxnews