Weapons:Camoflage, griping teeth, agility. Weapons: power, griping teeth, camoflage. However, when it comes to much more formidable Crocodylus crocs, something like this seems to be extremely rare. So I don't even know who will have the advantage at parity, because almost no interactions between same-sized animals are known.Hiphopananomus Noob Member 0 XP Aug-12-2014 4:59 AM I know many accounts where anacondas take relatively large caimans (in one notable case, a 2.13-meter long anaconda destroyed a 1.52-meter long spectacled caiman). Olive snakes are known for being phenomenally powerful, pound for pound, and for feeding on large food items. While that looks like a really big meal, it's a pretty common one for that type of snake. And for these species, native to that part of Australia, this is a very natural event. That snake is likely about 15 or 20 pounds, and the croc might be 5 to 7 pounds, probably three feet long. Is this a rare moment that someone happened to capture or just a standard day in the wild?įirst, these animals aren't giants. These photos suggest two monstrous animals battling, and then a snake that might just regret its meal later. We talked to Terry Phillip, curator of reptiles at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, South Dakota, about python-croc relations and portion control at mealtime. maxresdefault.jpg You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. Unknown.jpeg You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. They've also done stuff to other large reptilian predators with similar body plan such as goannas. There is a case of a 10 foot olive python taking out a 3 foot freshwater crocodile although the python will probably be bigger, the python isn't that big either, especially since olive pythons aren't very heavy bodied. Not too sure how big a 1.2 m crocodile is but a 3 m python will not be that big either, ne2010.pdfĪn interesting report describing a dwarf crocodile (possibly mentioned 1.2m one) killing a 3m python: Two other crocodiles also appeared and attacked the python and tore it into pieces. The crocodile quickly pulled the python into water (Image 2). The python tried to coil around the crocodile but could not succeed. The Mugger stalked and attacked the prey from its anterior end. It was seen that the crocodile sat motionless and allowed the python to come closer at about a distance 0.9m. Three crocodiles were seen to feed on a python (Image 1 - arrows) which had wandered near the water body (about 1.5m). The upper surface of the top jaw becomes very rugose in large adult males. A pair of ridges run from the eye orbits along the centre of the snout, becoming more distinct with age. This is a large-headed species with a heavy set of jaws. 5 metre adults are closer to 400 to 500 kg. Maximum weight varies, but has been known to exceed 1,000 kg in 18 to 19 foot adults. Females are smaller, the normal maximum adult size being 2.5 m to 3 m (8 to 10 feet) being the normal maximum adult size. In general, males over 5 m (17 feet) in length are extremely rare. There is always a lot of interest over the largest ever recorded saltie. Adult males can reach sizes of up to 6 or 7 metres (20 to 23 feet), the largest confirmed individual being 20.7 feet (6.3 metres). Largest living crocodilian species with a confirmed measurement, and in fact the world's largest living reptile in terms of mass. cerrejonensis found had a total length around 12.8 m (42 ft) and weighed about 1,135 kg (2,500 lb 1.12 long tons 1.25 short tons). The only known species is the Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered, which supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis. By comparing the sizes and shapes of its fossilized vertebrae to those of extant snakes, researchers estimated that the largest individuals of T. Titanoboa, meaning "titanic boa," is a genus of snake that lived approximately 58–60 million years ago, during the Paleocene epoch, a 10-million-year period immediately following the dinosaur extinction event.
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