Only In Florida: 18-Foot Python Eats 5-Foot Alligator
Talk about a case of indigestion! An 18-foot Burmese python was captured and scientists found a five-foot alligator in its belly! This massive python was found in the Florida Everglades….
Python being held by its neck by snake handler
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesTalk about a case of indigestion! An 18-foot Burmese python was captured and scientists found a five-foot alligator in its belly!
This massive python was found in the Florida Everglades. Since it is an invasive species, the python was euthanized and turned over to scientists for research. The scientists noticed a large bulge in the python's stomach. Doing what scientist's do best, they cut the python open to investigate what was causing the large lump. They found a five-foot alligator in they python! In the video, you see that the alligator is pretty well preserved so we're guessing that the python had recently consumed it and hadn't started digesting the reptile. Here's the video and we're warning you that it isn't for the squeamish:
A question we have is how long do you think it takes the python to digest the entire alligator? [SOURCE Fox 13/Fox 35]
Impact Of Tropical Storm Nicole In Florida And Tampa Bay
Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Wednesday, November 9. This storm is the third Hurricane to make landfall in Florida in November. Which means it's pretty rare. Once it made landfall with 75 MPH winds, it died down pretty quickly to a tropical storm. Here are some photos and videos we found of the storm impacting the East coast of Florida and Tampa Bay.
We will update this post with more information as it becomes available.
