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Python tries to eat Alligator...

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CycloWizard

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I was wondering if the theory of evolution can shed any light on this situation... 😀
MIAMI, Fla. ? Alligators have clashed with nonnative pythons before in Everglades National Park. But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty.

The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole ? and then exploded. Scientists stumbled upon the gory remains last week.

The species have battled with increasing frequency ? scientists have documented four encounters in the last three years. The encroachment of Burmese pythons into the Everglades could threaten an $8 billion restoration project and endanger smaller species, said Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor.

The gators have had to share their territory with a python population that has swelled over the past 20 years after owners dropped off pythons they no longer wanted in the Everglades. The Asian snakes have thrived in the wet, hot climate.

"Encounters like that are almost never seen in the wild. ... And we here are, it's happened for the fourth time," Mazzotti said. In the other cases, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.

"They were probably evenly matched in size," Mazzotti said of the latest battle. "If the python got a good grip on the alligator before the alligator got a good grip on him, he could win."
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I saw this on fark. Pretty crazy stuff.

Good to have you back Cyclo ... you're one of the few reasonable minds here.
 
Originally posted by: NJDevil
I saw this on fark. Pretty crazy stuff.

Good to have you back Cyclo ... you're one of the few reasonable minds here.
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ah yes, good old psychowizard...just don't mention abortion to this guy.
 
Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
Originally posted by: NJDevil
I saw this on fark. Pretty crazy stuff.

Good to have you back Cyclo ... you're one of the few reasonable minds here.
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ah yes, good old psychowizard...just don't mention abortion to this guy.
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Speaking of pythons and dead babies:

Some time ago, I saw one of Gary Larson's famous unprinted strips: The front of a python's body protrudes from one side of a crib and the back of the python's body trails from the other side. The portion of the python's body within the crib contains a large bulge.
 
Originally posted by: NJDevil
I saw this on fark. Pretty crazy stuff.

Good to have you back Cyclo ... you're one of the few reasonable minds here.
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yeah, i thought he hadnt been around for a while.
welcome back!

on topic: this story rules.
 
Originally posted by: CycloWizard
I was wondering if the theory of evolution can shed any light on this situation... 😀
MIAMI, Fla. ? Alligators have clashed with nonnative pythons before in Everglades National Park. But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty.

The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole ? and then exploded. Scientists stumbled upon the gory remains last week.

The species have battled with increasing frequency ? scientists have documented four encounters in the last three years. The encroachment of Burmese pythons into the Everglades could threaten an $8 billion restoration project and endanger smaller species, said Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor.

The gators have had to share their territory with a python population that has swelled over the past 20 years after owners dropped off pythons they no longer wanted in the Everglades. The Asian snakes have thrived in the wet, hot climate.

"Encounters like that are almost never seen in the wild. ... And we here are, it's happened for the fourth time," Mazzotti said. In the other cases, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.

"They were probably evenly matched in size," Mazzotti said of the latest battle. "If the python got a good grip on the alligator before the alligator got a good grip on him, he could win."
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It sure does: Over eating is bad for you and your survival.
 
Originally posted by: lrad50
im still trying to figure out what is what in that pic.
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It's the gator's back legs and tail sticking out of about 3/4s of a python.

imo, it looks like the gator may have gone through a spasm and basically tore the front 1/4 if the python apart with its rear legs before it finally suffocated.

Gnarly and fascinating at the same time.
 
Looks like the hind legs dug themselves an escape hole. Alligators can spend an awful long time between breaths, and when overly excited they slip into a trance-like state of mind. Perhaps the alligator fell into its trance frame of mind and woke up in the belly of the snake. The front legs would of been pent back - and unuseable - but the hind legs would of been perfectly free to move.
 
Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
ah yes, good old psychowizard...just don't mention abortion to this guy.
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Yes, then you might have to think or have a rational discussion, either of which is cause for bannination in P&N! It's good to see the Crab People are still here.
Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
You're really not doing much to bring the first line of your sig to fruition.
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If you could remove your head from your arse for three seconds and take a joke, then we wouldn't have these problems. Of course, the only reason you exist in this forum is to harass anyone who might hint at a suggestion that evolution isn't true. Thanks for making me recall why P&N is such a fun place. I, who have no qualms with evolution, can post a joke and you still get bent out of shape. Nice one, chief. :thumbsup:
 
What it tells me about evolution is what my Mother told me in Kindergarten. Moonbeam, chew your food and take small bites. My father, on the other hand, told me a thousand times that if all the alligators that were ever born survived we would be up to our asses in alligators.
 
Originally posted by: CycloWizard

Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
You're really not doing much to bring the first line of your sig to fruition.
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If you could remove your head from your arse for three seconds and take a joke, then we wouldn't have these problems. Of course, the only reason you exist in this forum is to harass anyone who might hint at a suggestion that evolution isn't true. Thanks for making me recall why P&N is such a fun place. I, who have no qualms with evolution, can post a joke and you still get bent out of shape. Nice one, chief. :thumbsup:
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I assumed between many of your previous pseudointellectual posts, your sig's second line & 'your joke' (which is really more inappropriate/stupid than anything else) you were not, in fact, making a joke as you now claim. Welcome back.
 
From the mid-1990s through 2003, park officials removed 52 Burmese pythons from the park. In 2004 alone, 61 animals were taken out. Fifteen snakes were captured last month.
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Note to self, stay the fvck out of the everglades...
 
Originally posted by: CycloWizard
I was wondering if the theory of evolution can shed any light on this situation... 😀
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Well it's not doing any good in relation to the lack of critical thinking with humans so not surprised that it's no longer working for the rest of the animal kingdom either.
 
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
From the mid-1990s through 2003, park officials removed 52 Burmese pythons from the park. In 2004 alone, 61 animals were taken out. Fifteen snakes were captured last month.
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Note to self, stay the fvck out of the everglades...
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Note to FL, regulate the exotic animal trade . . . if you buy a python (or boa or anaconda), you better be able to document it's location for the next 10 years.

"Encounters like that are almost never seen in the wild. ... And we here are, it's happened for the fourth time," Mazzotti said. In the other cases, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.
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Uh, technically a draw means nobody wins or loses . . . looks like this was a dual TKO.
 
Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
[I assumed between many of your previous pseudointellectual posts, your sig's second line & 'your joke' (which is really more inappropriate/stupid than anything else) you were not, in fact, making a joke as you now claim. Welcome back.
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You might be able to add something if you weren't so busy trying to make other people look stupid instead of trying to elucidate your points. Until then, piss off. 😀
 
This is P & N. Post a story, and your own opinion about it. You posted a story, and said, "I wonder if the theory of evolution can shed any light on this." Brilliant opinion, that one. If you want people to treat scientists like rock stars, don't quote mine Darwin, and don't make troglodytic comments about invasive species causing conservation issues.
 
Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
This is P & N. Post a story, and your own opinion about it. You posted a story, and said, "I wonder if the theory of evolution can shed any light on this." Brilliant opinion, that one. If you want people to treat scientists like rock stars, don't quote mine Darwin, and don't make troglodytic comments about invasive species causing conservation issues.
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It's a funny story, preceded by a joke. Kindly remove the large wooden object from your retina, walk down to the corner store, and purchase a sense of humor. Barring that, DIAF.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
What it tells me about evolution is what my Mother told me in Kindergarten. Moonbeam, chew your food and take small bites. My father, on the other hand, told me a thousand times that if all the alligators that were ever born survived we would be up to our asses in alligators.
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:laugh: Your mom calls you, "Moonbeam?"



😉

 
Originally posted by: bamacre
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
What it tells me about evolution is what my Mother told me in Kindergarten. Moonbeam, chew your food and take small bites. My father, on the other hand, told me a thousand times that if all the alligators that were ever born survived we would be up to our asses in alligators.
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:laugh: Your mom calls you, "Moonbeam?"



😉
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Watch it! My Ma's real sensitive bout that.
 
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