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Large Snakes

Do you mean to say she was dead when the snake found and consumed here, or that the snake killed and then ate her?

The article you link to says the latter.
I suppose she could have died then been eaten but the snake constriction action killed her first. They can't eat large wiggly prey still trying to escape, obviously.
 
18 foot long python found with 5 foot alligator inside

In Florida.

The python had been euthanized by workers in the field. They called in more researchers to dissect the snake when they realized it had a large object in its stomach.

‘It honestly surprised me how little people knew about the invasive pythons in Florida and their impacts on our native populations down there.’

Short video at link.
 
Quite an ordeal is putting it mildly!

A five-year-old Australian boy has survived being bitten, constricted and dragged into a swimming pool by a python about three times his size.

Beau Blake was enjoying a swim at home when the 3m long (10ft) reptile struck, his father told a local radio station. The pair - still entangled - were pulled from the pool by Beau's grandfather and the boy was prised free from the animal by his dad Ben. But Beau is in good spirits and escaped with only minor injuries.

"Once we cleaned up the blood and told him that he wasn't going to die because it wasn't a poisonous snake... he was pretty good actually," his father Ben told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Friday about the incident that happened a day earlier. "He's an absolute trooper," Ben added, saying the family - who are based in the coastal town of Byron Bay in New South Wales - would monitor the bite wounds for signs of infection.

Despite the lucky escape, the dramatic saga was still quite "an ordeal", he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63699886
 
According to the article I read, he wasn't dragged into the water, he fell. What was also interesting is they let the snake go instead of killing it.
 
Recent cold snaps and energy costs may have caused the death of these pet boas.

An animal welfare charity has issued an appeal after three dead snakes were found dumped near a loch in Glasgow.

The Scottish SPCA said the boa constrictors were discovered by a member of the public at a fly-tipping spot near Carbeth Loch in Blanefield. SSPCA inspector Mairi Wright said the reptiles were lying close together, next to bags of rubbish.

Boa constrictors, which kill their prey by crushing them, are usually found in South America and the Caribbean.

However, they are also kept as pets in other countries.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-64274298
 
I'm not sure where this occurred, but judging from the writing on their jackets I'd say it's Malaysia or Indonesia. Could be wrong though.

A homeowner in Malaysia called the fire department after hearing some noises in the ceiling resulted in the capture of a pair of reticulated pythons (Python reticulatus) that had been apparently breeding. The video shows that the firefighters had broken through the ceiling and were coaxing the snakes out with a pair of tongs and a noose. One firefighter was soon able to grab the tail of one snake and pulled, which resulted in both reptiles crashing down through the ceiling.

https://reptilesmagazine.com/reticulated-python-snake-video-goes-viral-on-tiktok/
 
The snake hunter of Bournemouth.

Man captures missing python spotted on Hampshire footpath​

A man who rescued a missing 6ft (1.82m) python says he is happy that he "saved a life". Zoltan Eohner, from Bournemouth, spent three days searching for the reptile after seeing a BBC report. The snake was spotted earlier this month in a busy dog-walking area in the Blackwater area of north Hampshire, and Mr Eohner says he felt compelled to track it down. He was worried the python may have been dumped and left to die in the heavy rain and wind. The snake enthusiasts says he is happy to return the snake to its owners, but until then it is resting and keeping warm at his home.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-65312454
 
The snake hunter of Bournemouth.

Man captures missing python spotted on Hampshire footpath​

A man who rescued a missing 6ft (1.82m) python says he is happy that he "saved a life". Zoltan Eohner, from Bournemouth, spent three days searching for the reptile after seeing a BBC report. The snake was spotted earlier this month in a busy dog-walking area in the Blackwater area of north Hampshire, and Mr Eohner says he felt compelled to track it down. He was worried the python may have been dumped and left to die in the heavy rain and wind. The snake enthusiasts says he is happy to return the snake to its owners, but until then it is resting and keeping warm at his home.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-65312454
I 'shudder,' to think what may have become of it!
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The snake hunter of Bournemouth.

Man captures missing python spotted on Hampshire footpath​

A man who rescued a missing 6ft (1.82m) python says he is happy that he "saved a life". Zoltan Eohner, from Bournemouth, spent three days searching for the reptile after seeing a BBC report. The snake was spotted earlier this month in a busy dog-walking area in the Blackwater area of north Hampshire, and Mr Eohner says he felt compelled to track it down. He was worried the python may have been dumped and left to die in the heavy rain and wind. The snake enthusiasts says he is happy to return the snake to its owners, but until then it is resting and keeping warm at his home.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-65312454
I smell a rat.
 
Poor Boa, at least it was saved.

A five-foot long boa constrictor has been found slithering through a park in south-west London.

The snake, native to South America, was spotted in Surbiton by a member of the public before being rescued by an animal welfare charity. The RSPCA said it believed the snake, which it named Lulu, was dumped there. The charity added that it had been seeing "widespread neglect of exotic animals across the country" that had previously been kept as pets.

The member of the public who found Lulu took her home and she was later picked up by an inspector. Lulu was in poor health, and the RSPCA believes she would have died if she had not been rescued

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-65708134
 
Vid at link.

Boa constrictor spotted by police in busy Birmingham road​

A large snake spotted by West Midlands Police officers in the middle of a busy road in Park Lane, Birmingham, gave officers an "off-the-scale" shock, police have said.

Footage shows the moment they manage to manoeuvre the snake into a pillow case, before taking it to the Birmingham Reptile Centre for checks.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-65945526
 
They even eat alligators!

A huge Burmese python has been caught in Florida with a clutch of 60 eggs that were "just days from being laid."

Hunter Mike Kimmel captured and killed the 16-foot-long (5 meters) snake in the Everglades, where the invasive species has been wreaking havoc on local ecosystems for decades.

"A python this size can eat anything in the Everglades, as I've proven with the multiple adult alligators I've rescued from being eaten by pythons (3 separate times)." Kimmel wrote in an Instagram post after the catch.

Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are native to Southeast Asia, where they are considered endangered in many regions as a result of hunting and habitat loss. They were introduced to Florida's Everglades via the exotic pet trade and quickly gained a foothold throughout the 1980s and 1990s, feasting on native populations such as rabbits, opossums, bobcats and even alligators.

https://www.livescience.com/animals...n-florida-everglades-was-about-to-lay-60-eggs
 

Man catches Florida’s longest-ever Burmese python

A local hunter has wrestled and caught the longest Burmese python ever to be documented in Florida. The record was confirmed by a local environmental organisation, which said the animal measured 19ft (579cm) and weighed 125lb (56kg).

The Burmese python is an invasive species in southern Florida, believed to be responsible for the decline of native mammal populations. It is legal for them to be captured and humanely killed when found in the state.
Short video at link

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They even eat alligators!

A huge Burmese python has been caught in Florida with a clutch of 60 eggs that were "just days from being laid."

Hunter Mike Kimmel captured and killed the 16-foot-long (5 meters) snake in the Everglades, where the invasive species has been wreaking havoc on local ecosystems for decades.

"A python this size can eat anything in the Everglades, as I've proven with the multiple adult alligators I've rescued from being eaten by pythons (3 separate times)." Kimmel wrote in an Instagram post after the catch.

Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are native to Southeast Asia, where they are considered endangered in many regions as a result of hunting and habitat loss. They were introduced to Florida's Everglades via the exotic pet trade and quickly gained a foothold throughout the 1980s and 1990s, feasting on native populations such as rabbits, opossums, bobcats and even alligators.

https://www.livescience.com/animals...n-florida-everglades-was-about-to-lay-60-eggs

More on the alligator eating pythons.

In the decade since Florida launched its first public contest to kill Burmese pythons, thousands of people from all over the US and around the world have staked their hopes on killing as many of the massive serpents as they can.

Jake Waleri, 22, has one major plan for his summer break from the University of Ohio: hunt snakes. The native of Naples, Florida, says he's always known about the issue of Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has taken over the Everglades, and the havoc they wreak on Florida's natural habitat.

He became interested in python hunting after watching professional hunters on television, and started hunting them himself two years ago. Last year, he entered the Florida Python Challenge - the state's annual python hunting contest - but dropped out because he was too far behind in the rankings.

"This year I want to win it," he says.

The Florida Python Challenge draws in hundreds of participants each year from as far away as Canada, Belgium and Latvia who are charmed by the prospect of fame and fortune, including up to $30,000 (£23,600) in prize money.

Recent Python Challenge winners include a deaf science teacher who bagged a nearly 16ft snake with his bare hands, a father-and-son duo who rapidly despatched 41 snakes and a 19-year-old who said he would use his $10,000 prize to buy better snake-spotting lights for his truck.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66206671
 
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