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2022-12-09T14:27:41.302Z


A 5.5 meter long Burmese python was killed in Florida. In the post-mortem, the pathologists removed from his stomach a whole alligator that was in the initial stages of digestion. Caution - the documentation is difficult to view


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A disturbingly viral video shows the tense moment Florida veterinary pathologists pull an entire alligator from the stomach of a five-and-a-half-foot Burmese python.

In the video, which has gained about 20 million views and shocked the network, the surgeons are seen cutting the skin and stomach of the dead snake and extracting from it the corpse of a five-meter-long alligator - which was in the initial stages of digestion.



The Burmese python, one of the 5 largest snakes in the world, was found by biologists in the Everglades National Park in Florida.

The state requires these types of pythons to be euthanized, so the large snake died at the hands of those who encountered it—and was then transported to an animal postmortem research lab.



The hard-to-watch video was uploaded to Instagram by Florida-based geographer Rosie Moore, who explained to her followers why they were killing the snakes.

She wrote: "Due to the subtropical environment of South Florida, along with the Burmese python's long lifespan and rapid reproduction, these snakes have successfully invaded ecologically sensitive areas such as the Everglades National Park. They pose a threat to a variety of wildlife, due to their broad dietary preferences."

As seen in the footage, the pathologists started by cutting the snake's skin and moved to its stomach before pulling out the dead alligator, which appeared to be completely intact.

Moore told Live Science: "The python started to digest the alligator, but it was mostly intact. The visible damage was to its scales."

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This isn't the first time a Burmese python has eaten a whole alligator, but Moore says it doesn't happen often.

She added: "While reports of pythons preying on alligators and vice versa have increased, I would not characterize this as a common occurrence."



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Rosie Moore: "They are a threat to a variety of wildlife"

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Burmese pythons are native to a large area of ​​Southeast Asia, but Moore said they were first brought to Florida in the 1970s by people who illegally released them into the wild.

Since there are no predators of these snakes in the US, their numbers have increased significantly. Estimates of the number of Burmese pythons in Florida now range from 100,000 to over a million. The



Burmese python is an invasive species in Florida, especially in the south of the state, where it is found in large numbers, in Everglades National Park. The pythons have arrived into the park in two ways. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew destroyed a python breeding facility, releasing huge numbers of pythons into nearby swamps. Additionally, over the years, the park has apparently also released pet pythons whose owners could no longer care for them. Today, more than 99 percent of raccoons And the opossums have disappeared from the park, as well as most of the wild cat population. Other animals, such as rabbits, rabbits and foxes, are no longer in the nature reserve at all.

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