Florida: Cottonmouth snake eats 39-inch Burmese python with tracking device; chilling X-Ray shocks all

Miami Zoo was shocked on August 18 when it found out that a python in which it had installed a tracker was eaten alive by a 43-inch-long cottonmouth snake. The Miami Zoo incident is raising eyebrows as the cottonmouth snake swallowed none other than the Burmese python which is considered to be a very large and heavy snake. Miami Zoo on August 18 took to its Twitter handle and shared the X-Ray of the interior of the cottonmouth snake's belly with the python inside.

Ever since then, the Florida Cottonmouth snake X-Ray has gone viral on social media. In the Miami Zoo cottonmouth snake X-Ray viral photo, the tracking transmitter can be seen installed on the spine of the python, however, that was inside the cottonmouth snake's belly as it had swallowed the same with the tracking device. Notably, the tracker allows zoo staff to study the movements of the snake and control them. The X-ray also shows that the Burmese python was eaten tail-first by the native snake.

Miami Zoo took to its Twitter handle and wrote, "You may have heard in the news about the bobcat that was documented stealing and consuming eggs from an invasive Burmese python in the Everglades. But, that isn’t the only native species that is fighting back!"

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You may have heard in the news about the bobcat that was documented stealing and consuming eggs from an invasive Burmese python in the Everglades. But, that isn’t the only native species that is fighting back! You can read more about it here: https://t.co/DrN6HDoOxY 🐍 pic.twitter.com/hmY8VuWsoV

— Zoo Miami (@zoomiami) August 18, 2022

Newsweek quoted Miami Zoo officials who called the incident as the native species "fighting back" against the invasive python. Notably, the Burmese python is a large non-venomous species considered invasive in Florida. They are found in the Everglades ecosystem and have been damaging the wetland ecosystem for decades. In fact, earlier this month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hosted a challenge to hunt the Burmese pythons in which hundreds of people took part.