[GRAPHIC] Reticulated python burned alive while protecting her eggs

[AbsoluteApril]

awww that is heartbreaking, what a good mum snake in a terrible situation

[Godzilla78]

i found it.

GRAPHIC, obvi.

That is actually artistic in a morbid way. The darker side of nature bared.

[tttaylorrr]

Some humans shake their babies or leave them in a hot car, this beautiful mother gave her life to save babes she never meet really makes you wonder how we ever labeled yourself selves superior to all other life forms..

she just knew she had to protect those eggs. every fiber in her body was screaming out in agony but her instinct told her "not without my eggs".

it's hauntingly beautiful.

[silverbill]

Last time I saw this posted, the true story was unclear. It may have been a forest fire or it could’ve been natives who torched this snake and her eggs purposely for revenge after their livestock had been eaten by another snake. You can see the ground behind the snake is a road of some sort. Likely natives dragged her and her eggs out, drenched them in kerosene and set them ablaze on purpose.

[tttaylorrr]

Last time I saw this posted, the true story was unclear. It may have been a forest fire or it could’ve been natives who torched this snake and her eggs purposely for revenge after their livestock had been eaten by another snake. You can see the ground behind the snake is a road of some sort. Likely natives dragged her and her eggs out, drenched them in kerosene and set them ablaze on purpose.

thank you for sharing, but i prefer to lie in ignorance and believe my story.

[Craiga 01453]

Some humans shake their babies or leave them in a hot car, this beautiful mother gave her life to save babes she never meet really makes you wonder how we ever labeled yourself selves superior to all other life forms..

Right???? That's why I prefer the company of animals more often than humans. People suck. (Obviously not ALL people, hahaha. We've got some great people right here on the forum).

[Skyrivers]

found this on reddit and figured i'd share it here. the source says she was in a wildfire protecting her eggs.
original reddit post. original source with one additional image of her upclose face (facebook, 2016).

they're pretty incredible images. poor momma.

i found it.

GRAPHIC, obvi.

Some humans shake their babies or leave them in a hot car, this beautiful mother gave her life to save babes she never meet really makes you wonder how we ever labeled yourself selves superior to all other life forms..

Not superior just the most violent. That is the way of nature. The most efficient killers survive the easiest. That is why less violent animals or smaller animals tend to make more babies. Retics being the exception to the rule. LOL.

Those fires had to be fast and hot for them to get locked into this pose and not fall down. The animals died in a flash. I am surprised those eggs are not in worse shape? They did see it coming or they would not have struck out. Some hard core moms there. So sad.