Enormous Kruger python disappears into road Posted on 10 September 2019 Tags:Kruger National Park, python, snakes, wildlife sightings Wildest Wildlife Sightings published the video below, which shows a huge Southern African python slithering slowly across a road in Kruger National Park, and then disappearing into a hole in the tarmac. Although not as action-packed as footage of an elephant charging a rhino and her calf, there is something mesmerising and at the same time, skin-crawling watching South Africa’s largest snake disappear into the earth. Like all pythons, this snake is not venomous, but it can deliver a nasty bite. To catch its prey, which can vary from birds and fish to small antelope, monkeys and even crocodiles, the African rock python ambushes its victim and wraps its body around the creature in coils. It then proceeds to tighten its coils each time the prey breathes out until the animal dies, usually from cardiac arrest. According to the South African Snake Bite Institute, the Southern African python (which used to be considered a subspecies of the African rock python, but is now recognised as its own species) is our largest snake by far, ‘reaching a maximum length of around 5.5m and weighing around 65kg’. Attacks on humans are extremely rare. Related Posts Debate arises as orcas attack boats: Aggression or social learning? 29 May 2023 Since 2020, there has been a growing number of encounters between orcas, also known as... read more Leopard’s leisurely stroll through South African bush lodge 26 May 2023 A close encounter with a Leopard at avbush lodge was captured on camera and shared... read more Cornered crocodile defends itself against 5 lions in Greater Kruger 22 May 2023 A Nile crocodile thought that a pride of lions waterbuck kill was an easy meal... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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