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Large python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with the size of its mouth

Researchers found a 14.8-foot 115-pound python consuming a 77-pound deer near Naples. The snake became part of a study on the Burmese Python's gape, which allows it to kill and eat very large prey, including deer. (Courtesy Ian Bartoszek, Conservancy of Southwest Florida)
Researchers found a 14.8-foot 115-pound python consuming a 77-pound deer near Naples. The snake became part of a study on the Burmese Python’s gape, which allows it to kill and eat very large prey, including deer. (Courtesy Ian Bartoszek, Conservancy of Southwest Florida)
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Biologists are using the encounter to understand just how destructive the snakes are to Florida's ecosystems.

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