The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least.

This is how pythons can devour enormous prey The expression "so hungry I could eat a horse" might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least.

Finally, the scientists stuffed potential prey—including anesthetized alligators—through the funnels and measured deer remains recovered from a python stomach.

It is recommended that you chew a piece of food at least 10 times before swallowing, but this young python snake is clearly not one to listen to internet dieticians. These incredible pictures ...

Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch.