snake consuming a monitor lizard

[Jay]

something i found online what type of snake is that ?

[Lankyrob]

Blackheadpython i think

[mld]

They must be related to the Woma Python!
I guess that someone was curious if it was possible!

[Jendee]

Holy cow!! that was a huge prey item for that snake lol I hope he made it ok..i bet he had a belly ach for the next few days lol

[marvelfreak]

Yeah it's a Black Head python Rob right and they are in the same family as the Woma Python. They get a lot bigger than a Woma Pythons. Womas top out around 5 to 6 feet Black Heads 9 to 10 feet or more. They are the only two python i believe that doesn't have heat pits. Black Head are know to eat just about anything even other snake. They have a feeding response like a Retic. Pythonman on here breeds them.
What to see something really different here's a picture of a albino.
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[Lankyrob]

That belly lump looks a little big but i would bet the snake was fine, have you seen the retic eating a croc/caiman? Ot the anaconda eating a capybara?

[Sapphyr]

Ha, has the stripes of a Woma, but who knows~ I've personally wanted to own a Woma, but they're something to consider in the next 5 - 10 years. I think they're pretty <3

but yeah, I googled Rob's response and it looks alot alike :>

Black Headed Python:




And I love love love the markings and color on this one below.



Interestingly enough, while image searching Black Headed Python, this image, one of the ones posted here, came up:



And it had a news article with the other images you'd posted! So, I'm guessing Rob was right?

[NennaMeerkat]

It seems like a big meal. Seen pics of wild a wild snake that ate a big ol' croc or something and ended up splitting himself wide open.

As for the snake it looks cool, especially that albino one. White head is cool on that orange/yellow body.

[Sapphyr]

I've seen that, too, Nenna D; I felt sad for the poor thing. Ever since seeing that I've been afraid of feeding my snake something too big and it splitting open. I'd be horrified if that ever happened to one of my babies D:

I saw a baby albino while in the same 'Black Headed Python' google search, it was adorable <3 Reminds me of how Lavendar Albino BP's will kind of have that golden pattern to them. Absolutely love the goldish/white color combo in snakes.

[Aaron_S]

The amazing thing about the first albino blackheads is that they randomly popped out of a clutch! Happened in Europe some years ago now. It was the same guy who randomly produced the Jaguar carpet or granite carpet. I know he's had other luck as well. Seriously lucky bugger.

[blindfireak40]

Oh wow lol.

"Welp, I had 5 dollars to waste so I got these lotto tickets. Oh hey, I just won a million bucks. I wasn't expecting that. Oh well."

Imagine how awesome a feeling that must've been! Just randomly producing a brand-new color morph/pattern mutation, out of thin air? Sweet!