So, there was a point where it was assume snakes killed by suffocation. Recent years have introduced the idea that snakes can simply crush you to death before suffocation can occur. Basically increasing your blood pressure to a lethal limit.

Well, I think I witnessed that last night. I dropped a rat in with my biggest snake. He made the worst crap I have seen him make. He grabbed it by the butt and wrapped just the lower half of the rat's body. So the rat's head and upper body were free. Fortunately to angle was such that the rat could not bite. It flailed around with it's front feet and heat. It took a long time for it to die. For a while I thought it wasn't going to happen. But it finally did. I almost felt sorry for it.

I can only assume the rat died from the pressure in it's lower half since it obviously did not asphyxiate.

I do have video so if anyone is interested I can put it up so you can see.

Anyone seen something like that before.