Florida scientists got more than they ever imagined when they actually came across a Burmese python eating a full-grown deer.

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.

The giant Burmese python has been known to consume large animals like a deer. But the length of time it can go between meals is impressive.

What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch. Researchers call this the snake’s gape. Burmese python swallowing deer whole.

Woman biking in Florida’s Everglades National Park finds alligator chewing one of the state’s invasive Burmese pythons.

Learning how pythons eat is important, given the 90% decline in native mammals in the Florida Everglades.

Florida biologists prove invasive Burmese pythons are swallowing deer, alligators whole The invasive species is wreaking havoc on South Florida's ecosystem.

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.