More incredible still, this prey capture all happens in midair. “Dragonflies are doing these really, really fast, high-speed aerial captures,” said Crane. This ability of dragonflies to successfully ...

The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least.

In that case, you might be a python. Surprisingly, it was only as recently as 2015 that we discovered how they kill their prey. First, a few python factoids.

Professor Bruce Jayne demonstrates how wide a Burmese python can open its mouth to swallow prey. University of Cincinnati In early November, scientists in the Florida Everglades cut open the ...

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Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. That means more animals are on the menu across southern Florida, where the nonnative, invasive ...

In that case, you might be a python. Surprisingly, it was only as recently as 2015 that we discovered how they kill their prey. First, a few python factoids.

Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch.

In the wild, the snake would do this to warn a predator. When capturing and killing prey, a ball python will hold the bite down and try to constrict the object it’s biting.