Python Eats Roadkill 01 Stock Footage

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A hungry python usually stalks its prey with fast forward movements, its head slightly elevated and tongue flickering, picking up the sent particles of possible prey near by. When a suitable prey animal is detected the python’s attack is swift with a strike and a bite to the neck, coiling around the prey’s body, tighter and tighter until it eventually dies of asphyxiation. Pythons are also opportunistic feeders, evolving with their environment and don’t miss out on any chance to catch a easy meal such as roadkill. Pythons are attracted to the warm of asphalt roads in particular during night . The road’s radiating heat helps the snake to elevate its body temperature and subsequently aiding in the snakes digestion. If roadkill such as rats, cats, dogs, opossums or birds is detected, the python starts feeding on the dead animal instantly. The feeding can take from a few minutes up to an hour depending on the size of the prey. However, the python puts itself in danger during the feeding on roadkill by being run over by the next passing vehicle. Python Eats Roadkill was filmed by Heiko Kiera aka Ojatro in South Florida 2013.