A python’s eyes were apparently bigger than its stomach. Scientists in Florida are puzzling over a 13 ft Burmese python that scarfed down a six-foot alligator before its stomach ruptured.
The Miami Herald reported that scientists can't figure out how the snake got the critter down. The snake's head is also missing.
Experts say the clash is interesting, but it also shows the exotic snakes are competing with gators to top the food chain in the Everglades.
Park biologist Skip Snow said he's documented 156 python captures in the last two years.