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This is not a BP, but it's kinda neat.

Snake vs. Kangaroo
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so much for the "is this mouse too big for my snake question!" LOL
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Tosha

8.15.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
1.0.0 Angolan Python
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.3 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

Kangaroo Rat perhaps?? Species of snake(name escapes me) doesn't get big enough to eat a big 'roo??? Just wondering....nice pics though.

What is that snake?

Chris
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“Next time don't buy $10K worth of snakes out of the back of a van!” -- Toshamc

Also called scrub pythons.

Hello...
Common name: Scrub python
Scientific name: Morelia amethistina
Other common names: Amethystine python

Hope this helps.

I'm 99% sure that it is a scrub python which get about 20 ft

SO can get big enough to eat a 'roo.....AWESOME, I didn't know Scrubs got that big.....still great pix!

Amethystine Python.
It's from Australia.

DragonDavy

...know all the various Pythons except for me? LOL =)

Gosh...do I feel silly! =)

Chris =)
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“Next time don't buy $10K worth of snakes out of the back of a van!” -- Toshamc

Don't feel too alone. I thought it was an ugly carpet python when I got the pics in e-mail a while back. I gather that this is one of those big mean species you don't see in captivity all that much. I saw a scull once and talk about teeth! With that long skinny body and teeth I'm wondering if they eat more birds that roos normally. Couldn't believe it got it down and with someone walking around filming it too.

Amethystine python - By the size of that roo's tail I'd say it wasn't an adult roo either as we all know getting it in is only half the struggle, it probably didn't digest very easily.
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Tosha

8.15.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
1.0.0 Angolan Python
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.3 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

LOLOL, Burrrrrrrrrp is right. Talk about yer indigestion. Somebody give that poor gal a rolaid.

Quig

It's probably a Wallaby.

OK Two things.............first I'm no expert, we don't know how long this snake is, and not being able to see the head of the supposed 'roo, I can't be sure it's not one. Kangaroos and wallabys all come in assorted sizes. And second, either way it's a hell of a meal for a snake that size, and somebody should really get her some rolaids Just my humble attempt at an educated guess.

Quig

That meal is soooo large, that I wonder if the snake was even able to keep it down?? How can a snake digest such a large meal? I think some snakes are capable of handling much larger meals than others, so maybe the scrub is something like a rock.. but I'll tell you one thing, don't attempt to do that with a ball python.. seems to me a meal that large is actually rather risky to the snake's health.. anyways, a ball python would probably never take a meal that large for it's size so I guess that may never be a problem hehe...

Interesting pictures to say the least...

Bristen.

Wow. What an amazing display of wild python feeding behavior. Good find.

Thanks for reading.
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