Yo, brace yourselves for this wild tale! So, check it – scientists stumbled upon a 5-foot alligator chillin’ inside the stomach of an 18-foot Burmese python in Florida. It went down in the Everglades National Park, and they straight up euthanized the python right there. Talk about a reptilian showdown, right?
During the post-mortem vibes in the lab, our scientist friend Rosie Moore spilled the tea – they found a whole alligator just lounging in the python’s stomach. And guess what? There’s a gnarly video on Moore’s Insta showing scientists in gloves, dissecting the python like it’s some kind of crazy science experiment. They cut that python open on the floor, and bam, out slides the alligator.
Moore, the 26-year-old diving maestro living in Boca Raton, spilled the deets. The gator was legit intact, just a bit of decay on the outer skin layer. The body deposits on the skin, aka osteoderms, were untouched. But, oh boy, the smell – Moore described it as straight-up horrendous. Imagine a mix of decomposing gator and python funk. Yikes!
As of Friday, Moore’s post had blown up, racking up over 337,000 likes and more than 2,600 comments. Trusty_official even chimed in, suggesting they should’ve cooked the whole thing – like some creepy Cajun version of a Turducken. Talk about turning a bizarre discovery into a twisted culinary experience!
Now, here’s the lowdown: Burmese pythons are these invasive party crashers in Florida, according to Moore. Originally from Asia, these snakes are legit giants, stretching over 20 feet. Florida law says they gotta go, so euthanization is the name of the game.
Just last month, over 230 pythons got evicted from the Everglades in this annual elimination event. Moore’s dropping knowledge bombs, saying these slithery invaders are messing up the eco vibes in sensitive areas like the Everglades National Park. It’s like a snake invasion, threatening the whole wildlife shindig.
