Pictures of the moment a python swallows a crocodile whole again went viral on the internet this week, according to the portal. TV9
. The photos were taken in the Queensland region of Australia.
Recording was done by photographer Martin Muller, who provided the images to GG Wildlife Rescue Inc. , an Australian non-profit organisation, in 2019.
In the pictures, you can see the snake wrapping around the crocodile’s body, opening its mouth and swallowing the prey whole. According to Live Science, these snakes can feed on large animals of more than 6 meters in length.
“It’s common for them to eat anything if it fits their mouth,” Michelle Jones, owner of GG Wildlife Rescue, told the portal. daily Mail.
In order to manage the digestion of animals of this size, snakes are able to adapt their own metabolism. According to the site, it increases the size of internal organs such as the intestines, heart and pancreas. Snakes also digest all the bones, meat, and organs of their prey, expelling only those parts rich in keratin and enamel, such as scales and teeth.
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