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  1. 07-12-2019, 08:36 AM #1
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    How a Burmese python digests a meal

    Found this cool article showing daily X-rays of an alligator being digested by a Burmese python. There's also a video of the python eating the alligator.
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...h8TAYviOC-j1b0

    I originally found it here in short form if you don't want to read all that. This just shows the daily X-rays and explains them.
    https://imgur.com/gallery/42JJqOW
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    Re: How a Burmese python digests a meal

    Really cool to see that! Thanks for sharing that!


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    Loved seeing those x-rays. Thanks!
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    Re: How a Burmese python digests a meal

    That is wild! Snakes are amazing creatures.

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    Super cool. Thanks for sharing. I saw a similar study on that "Man Eating Snake" documentary. Amazing how efficient these animals are.
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    Very cool! Thanks!
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    Re: How a Burmese python digests a meal

    Unbelievable. The size of that head compared to the deer it was swallowing.


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