Phython bites off more than it can chew

Alligators have clashed with pythons before in Florida’s Everglades National Park. But when two of the reptiles clashed recently , the result was not pretty.

The 13ft snake apparently tried to swallow the 6ft alligator whole – and then exploded. Last week a wildlife researcher discovered the python’s remains with the alligator’s hindquarters protruding from its midsection, its stomach still surrounding the alligator’s head, shoulders, and forelimbs.