Python kills and eats crocodile

The python does not inject venom, but has sharp, inwardly curved fangs that grab its food. This species of python, specifically, is only found in Australia and reaches 4m. She is reputed to devour freshwater crocodiles in Oceania. As shown in this video, which shows a python killing and eating a crocodile in Lake Moondarra, near Mount Isa. At the time, it took her five hours to swallow the animal whole. The curious thing is that not only does the snake eat the crocodile; the reverse is also possible, and crocodiles can eat small pythons. These snakes manage to swallow such large animals because of their powerful jaws, which are elastic and divided into two parts, connected by an elastic ligament. This ligament allows bones to separate to let food through. The biggest danger for the python that decides to eat a crocodile is its teeth, which can easily penetrate the snake's skin. That's why they target the prey's neck and shoulder area to prevent bites. Even if a tooth breaks through their skin, they have a potent immune system that fends off infections and other problems. Snakes in general are very sensitive to the heartbeat of their prey, and they know when they die when they realize that there are no more heartbeats. In the case of crocodiles, however, they can go for a long period of time without oxygen, so they crush the heart region of crocodiles so much that the heart has no room to beat, and it dies from cardiac arrest rather than suffocation. When the python dominates its prey, it "walks" over it to crush it, and then uses its fangs to attach itself to the animal's flesh. She squeezes her muscles to knead the food even more, and slides it around until everything is inside. Its digestive system is also very powerful: the python that lives in Florida can change its metabolism quickly to digest the entire animal. Even your internal organs like intestines, pancreas, heart and kidneys grow to support the drastic increase in calories. This digestion takes about ten days to complete. The crocodile's bones, meat and organs are digested, but the scales and teeth come out in one piece between two and three weeks after the hunt. As the snake has low caloric needs, it could go several weeks without eating, but it is likely that it will look for another prey about three weeks after this meal.

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