Yahoo must really be diggingfor news...

[Heian]

WARNING, DISTUBING IMGAGE AT BOTTOM

MIAMI - The alligator has some foreign competition at the top of the Everglades food chain, and the results of the struggle are horror-movie messy.

A 13-foot Burmese python recently burst after it apparently tried to swallow a live, six-foot alligator whole, authorities said.

The incident has heightened biologists' fears that the nonnative snakes could threaten a host of other animal species in the Everglades.

"It means nothing in the Everglades is safe from pythons, a top-down predator," said Frank Mazzotti, a University of Florida wildlife professor.

Over the years, many pythons have been abandoned in the Everglades by pet owners.

The gory evidence of the latest gator-python encounter — the fourth documented in the past three years — was discovered and photographed last week by a helicopter pilot and wildlife researcher.

The snake was found with the gator's hindquarters protruding from its midsection. Mazzotti said the alligator may have clawed at the python's stomach as the snake tried to digest it.

In previous incidents, the alligator won or the battle was an apparent draw.

"There had been some hope that alligators can control Burmese pythons," Mazzotti said. "This indicates to me it's going to be an even draw. Sometimes alligators are going to win and sometimes the python will win."

It is unknown how many pythons are competing with the thousands of alligators in the Everglades, but at least 150 have been captured in the past two years, said Joe Wasilewski, a wildlife biologist and crocodile tracker.

Pythons could threaten many smaller species that conservationists are trying to protect, including other reptiles, otters, squirrels, woodstorks and sparrows, Mazzotti said.

Wasilewski said a 10- or 20-foot python also could pose a risk to an unwary human, especially a child. He added, however, "I don't think this is an imminent threat. This is not a `Be afraid, be very afraid' situation.'"

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Guess there is not much going on in the world today...

[Pete]

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photobucket makes me cry

[Kiro]

That picture isn't disturbing. Now I'm all let down and shit. =\

[Heian]

I figured I would put up a warning, cause one way or another you are going to get flamed here so fuck it lol.

[Elcura]

That picture isn't disturbing. Now I'm all let down and shit. =\

[Genosync]

That picture isn't disturbing. Now I'm all let down and shit. =\

[Zigma]

wow that's crazy.

[Almaa]

I saw this on the news on TV, so looks like everyone is reporting it lol

[Septimus]

Lame joke alert!

Looks like someone's eyes were too big for his stomach.

[Ashen]

Lame joke alert!

Now there's a worthwhile warning