It is said about the python that if its prey is large, it grips it before swallowing it. The python does this so that it can break the bones of the prey, which will make it easier to swallow it.
Pythons are the largest species of snakes. They are not poisonous, but can kill their prey by gripping and swallowing it. In childhood, we must have heard many such stories in which the python swallows a human. But can this really happen? Let us know about it in detail today. Also, we will know how big an animal a Burmese python can swallow.
How big are Burmese pythons?
The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is a giant snake found especially in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia. This python is on average 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) long. But some Burmese pythons can be up to 6 meters i.e. about 20 feet. If we talk about the weight of Burmese python, it can be up to 90 kg. Now the question arises whether it can hunt a human being.
Can it hunt a human being?
Recently a video of Burmese python is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In this video, a 52 kg and about 14.8 feet long female Burmese python is seen swallowing a deer. The weight of this deer was around 35 kg. Now the question arises whether this python can swallow a human being.
According to experts, if the Burmese python is 14 to 15 feet long, then it can swallow a 4 to 5 feet tall human being. According to experts of the Journal Reptiles and Amphibians, when a Burmese python swallows a large creature, it widens its jaws by more than 90 percent. In the case of the deer, the Burmese python had widened its jaws by 93 percent.
Breaks bones before swallowing
It is said about the python that if its prey is big, it holds it in its grip before swallowing it. The python does this so that it can kill the big creature before swallowing it and break its bones so that it can swallow it easily. However, it is not often heard of a case of a python swallowing a big person. But there are many cases related to children.
