Wildlife researcher Michael Barron was making his way through Florida's Everglades National Park when he stumbled onto a gruesome demonstration of the consequences of an oversized appetite.
In the preceding days, a 13-foot long Burmese python had attacked and subdued a 6-foot long American alligator. Apparently, the python gained the advantage during the initial phases of its assault, wrapping the alligator in its powerful, constricting body. Amazingly, it was even able to swallow the massive reptile whole! However, victory was short-lived, as the snake's abdomen burst while it attempted to digest its prey.
When Mr. Barron discovered the remains of the two combatants several days later, the python's stomach still covered the alligator's head, shoulders, and forelimbs, but the gator's hindquarters were protruding from the snake's midsection. Neither animal survived.