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Originally Posted by Cmwells90
I've seen a documentary (Can't remember the name now) Where an Anaconda ate a very large antelope of some kind. The food was WAY too large for this snake to consume, so it ripped open his flank, mostly just the outside. It would really depend on the snake's appetite and how desperate it is for food.
I would not suggest feeding any pet snake a prey item that is larger than 1.5x the snakes body, they will usually give up on the food if it's too large and just spit it back up. If they do swollow it you run the risk of doing damage to the snake and it may still regurg in a couple days if the food is too large to digest before decomposition sets in. Also if he's feeding live, hope not, you would run the risk of the rat being stronger than the snake and the snake may not live through the event.
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I'm curious in what caused the animal to spkit open. Was it the hoioves or horns? I'd guess that.
As for the OP. Snake's aren't too stupid. It may try to eat it but if it can't it will spit it back out. If it DOES get it down just leave the snake alone.
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