A gigantic python hanging in a tree and devouring a bird has been caught on camera by a Cooloola Cove family who said the snake began to swallow its victim just metres away from the family home.

A python at the zoo was fed a rabbit Monday as children looked on. There were no signs to warn visitors it was feeding time.

Holgate couple watch as diamond python devours squealing rabbit If you’re squeamish about snakes or nature’s brutal reality, look away now. This ambush predator can swallow animals five times ...