Python Stalks Alligator 02 Stock Footage

Part 02: Pythons often stalk their prey and if not hungry they still investigate a potential food source and return at a later time to make the kill...

Burmese pythons have an established permanent breeding population in South Florida and belong to the “new” apex predators of the Everglades today. Top predators like the american alligators prey regularly on all kinds of reptiles, including pythons. An adult alligator will have little trouble to overpower, kill and eat any juvenile and in some cases even an adult constrictor. Nevertheless, a fully grown Burmese Python can reach over twenty feet in lengths and becomes extremely dangerous prey item for most crocodilians.

These large constrictors have not much to fear and will feed on most animals they come across (including alligators) when hungry. Pythons are non venomous snakes and kill by constricting their prey, wrapping its body around in a thigh coil until the animals dies of suffocation within a few minuets. The prey will be swallowed mostly head first and whole. This process can take considerable time during which the snake is vulnerable to attacks from other predators. Confrontations between pythons and alligator have been recorded during the last years but still, very little is know on the outcome of such “fights”. The fact is that invasive species like the burmese pythons are a part of the Everglades today and it is up to everyone to find out as much as possible and use the newly gain knowledge to keep the python population in check. Alligator fights python was filmed by Heiko Kiera aka Ojatro near the Everglades in 2015.

[andrewright]

I've never seen an alligator begging to get ate like that.

[trade]

Reflexes of that python wow!
He evaded that aligator jaw snap in split second!

[sultantipu]

I Love your work, it’s unique it’s rare. no background music almost no editing how you do it .

[bigtimencourager]

A python that size could easily devour a little alligator like this one.

[etht]

That Burmese python was just testing the ability of its prey so that it can later tackle it easily. . also that little Gator was all Heart of Courage tackling a python that big when the gator was not even fully grown shows the badassness of the Gators.

[dilibau]

The alligator is still a teen, hence a good meal for what looks like a mature Burmese python. An adult croc would be much less tolerant with any python of any size.

[beastmotoz]

Somebody needs to tell that Alligator Never turn your back on Python

[marctorres]

Croc: Dodge this tsk...

Python: too slow

[clarkcollins]

Gator just walked over the Python like “hey get out, I wanna get over there” proceeds stomping on Python’s head lmao 😂

[NarutoHarryPotter]

Years from now when they meet again, the adult croc won’t be backing away.

[DEXTER]

Brilliant video
I like the way you keep music out of the video and let us hear every sound in the backround, a real nature video.
That Python was massive, it would easily eat a man, any cases of it happening ??
That alligator was so relaxed, almost begging to be eaten.

[Robbie_S]

That Python after alligator bit her be like "ooh you like to play, imma get you later, beeyotch!"

[MANDREW]

Python sizing up its prey. It’ll come back knowing it’ll make a meal of it.

[elvisgarciadejesus]

Its clear the python wasnt hungry at all. This was a perfect meal for this huge python. Está más que claro que la serpiente Pitón no estaba hambrienta. Esta hubiese sido una cena para esta gran pitón.

[kw]

The gator was chillin. He didn’t want any smoke.

[azadaa]

Looked like the python still had her last meal remaining in her belly. If you look closely the middle part was still swollen, she was not hungry.

Otherwise that was an easy prey for her

[MilNorm]

When you are an alligator, but you really ain’t.

[rajeevchauhan]

Snake is thinking that is toffee for me but its dinner time🐽🦏🤣

[johnsullivan]

They might start coexisting, once theyve had enough confrontations

[timewithruby]

Wow! What a powerful gorgeous burnese python. That poor gator doesn't stand a chance. I'm glad he escaped for now.