The python swallowed all the crocodiles. The photographer captured every terrible "bite"

Draw a snake with chalk in the battle between python and crocodile all over the world. A set of creepy new photos shows that an olive python (Liasis olivaceus) is skimming an Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodile Johnston I).

These photos were provided by GG Wildlife Rescue Company, an Australian non-profit organization, which shared them on its Facebook page on May 3 1. These photos were taken by Martin Muller, a kayaker near Mount Isa in Queensland.

Python is famous for its eating ambition. All kinds of remains were found in the abdomen of these snakes, from deer and impala older than them to spiny porcupines. As seen in Western Australia in May, these snakes are also happy to eat each other. In very rare cases, some python species even attack and eat humans.

Pythons are also considered to be fighting crocodiles and crocodiles head-on. In a notorious case in 2005, a Burmese python was found dead in the Everglades National Park in Florida, and an American alligator (American alligator Mississippi) was sticking out of its internal organs. The python bibittatus can grow to 18.8 feet (5.74 meters) long and is an invasive species in Florida.

On the other hand, olive pythons are native to Australia and can only be found there. This species can grow to 13 feet (4 meters) long. Conflicts with the Australian "freshwater crocodile" (the nickname of the local freshwater crocodile) are not uncommon. In 20 14, an olive python was killed and eaten by a freshwater crocodile in Lake Muendala near Mount Isa. In this case, it took the snake five hours to slowly extend its chin to the contracted crocodile.

Pythons can make amazing swallowing movements because of their elastic jaws. The snake's mandible is divided into two parts, which are connected by an elastic ligament, so that the bones can be separated. When the python subdues its prey, the snake first "walks" through it. This process is called winged walking. Then, the snake grabs its prey with its jaw, compresses its muscles and slides around the subdued animal until the food is swallowed.

Pythons also have some genetic adaptations that help them digest large amounts of food at once. A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 20 13 found that Burmese pythons quickly changed their metabolism after eating, and even added internal organs (including intestines, pancreas, heart and kidney) to handle the inflow of heat.

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