There was a thread a while back where I stated my opinion that it would be unlikely that a python could swallow an adult human (average size) because of the difficuly in getting past the shoulders and it was debated by a few others.





>>Yes, strange questions but hey, nothing wrong with being curious. To my knowledge, there are no recordings of burmese pythons eating a human (although, I am sure it has happened in their natural geographic range where there are a number of tribal folks who live in some of the remote areas of S.E. Asia). There are plenty of recorded incidents of burms killing people; primarily irresponsible owners but few if any recordings of wild burms killing people. For the most part, even a 20' burm would have a hard time eating a small child much less an adult.

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>>>>First of all, I'm not out to offend anyone, or bother anyone. I'm sincerely curious, and would really like to know the answers to these questions.

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>>>>Is there any recorded instance of anyone feeding a human body to a Burmese python, like a guy who killed someone and wanted rid of the body? Or even letting the snake kill and eat the person?

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>>>>Second, I recently read about a large burmese dying from old age. What does one do with a snake that large once it is dead? My guess was bury it, but I really don't know.

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>>Rob Carmichael, Curator

>>The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

>>Lake Forest, IL

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