Posted on 07/31/2015 1:02:46 PM PDT by Red Badger
Ever wonder what might happen if a python ate a porcupine? Well, wonder no more. One of these giant snakes — which kill prey by suffocating it and then consuming it whole — recently dined on a porcupine and didn't live to brag about it.
On June 14, a cyclist riding along one of the mountain bike trails at the Lake Eland Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, spotted a very engorged snake. The cyclist snapped a few photos of the gluttonous python and posted them to social media, where they quickly attracted the attention of locals who wanted to see the python themselves. Lots of people came to the park in the following days just to view the swollen snake, according to Jennifer Fuller, general manager at the game reserve.
At the time the photos were taken, no one knew what the snake had eaten, just that it must have been something fairly large. On the Lake Eland Game Reserve Facebook page, park staff and visitors speculated as to what the snake may have swallowed for dinner, suggesting everything from a small warthog to a baby impala to an errant child (that last one was posted as a joke). [See Images of the Engorged Python Dining on Porcupine]
But on Saturday, June 20, park rangers found the python dead near the bike trail. They decided to cut it open and have a look inside. What they found was one heck of a snack: a 30-lb. (13.8 kilograms) porcupine.
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http://www.livescience.com/51362-python-eats-porcupine-photos.html
Jus lack momma sed, chew yo food boy.
Would “like a snake swallowing a porcupine” be a good metaphor for something?
Would “like a snake swallowing a porcupine” be a good metaphor for something?
If yer gonna swallow a porcupine, avoid the hiccups!
Yes, for the Iran Deal..........................
Know what surprised me?
That a person would be mountain biking in KwaZulu-Natal Province in Africa.
another example IMO is at a time when the Clintons just might be held accountable for the first time in their lives -- the Clinton prison dominated the news -- apparently even the corrupt Clinton prison.
Will BamBam order the flag lowered?
Maybe they could load down some dead meat with quills.
Wait, maybe I will go on Shark Tank and pitch the idea ...
A double homicide!
Better send in the US Fish and Wildlife Service!
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