I am not sure I have ever heard of a burm eating birds eggs whole either. I could be wrong but I always thought that burms eat live prey as in it moves and breathes at the same time???.... I hated that article. Then he says they pose a danger to humans too. Well so do alligators! An easy way to avoid that is to not go swimming with an alligator and unless you are a moron I dont think anybody is gonna see a 15 foot burm and just decide to jump on it! Most peoples reactions when they see even a 4 foot burm or any snake for that matter is immediate fear. They try to get away as fast as possible because the majority of people have this idea in their heads that all snakes are venomous and will eat them!