Alligator vs Big Python 01 Time Lapse

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In this Time Lapse video, it’s interesting to see the movements of both animals speeded up, revealing an interesting pattern of how this python is trying to overpower the struggling alligator. I assume that the python must have killed and devoured some prey item previously. Not really using its full power to asphyxiate the alligator in order to avoid injuring her internal organs…

This skinny, yet feisty three feet alligator attacked a large (ca. twelve feet) burmese python, while basking near the water’s edge. The python is not just too large for the small alligator but its also very dangerous to attack and fight such large prey. It’s obvious that the python was not at all interested in feeding on the alligator. Due to its reluctance to asphyxiate the alligator it might be suggested that the large constrictor must have devoured something earlier that day.

In general, american alligators are opportunistic feeders and have been know to prey on the invasive Burmese Python in South Florida. Regardless, killing an adult python is not an easy task even for Florida’s top predators. Alligators in general ambush their prey than dragging it into the deep water and drowning it. These killing technic doesn’t work alway, in particular if the water level is too low. The burmese python is able to avoid being drowned by keeping its head above the water. Every so often the alligator will try to brake the python’s neck by vigorously shaking it.

Braking the prey’s neck might be an effective method to kill mammals and birds but it certainly won’t do much harm to the python in this case. Alligators have no problem crashing the hard shell of turtles but bitting through the tough python skin is a different matter. Nevertheless, the alligator’s bite force of 2000 pound per square inch will cause internal injuries on which the constrictor might die eventually. Alligator Attacks Burmese Python was filmed by Heiko Kiera aka Ojatro in Florida in 2016.