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African Rock Python Kills And Swallows A Large Prey
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Southern African rock python - Python sebae natalensis - Smith - 1833
Description
Africa’s largest snake species and one of the world's largest, the typical African rock python adult measures 4.8 m (16 ft). Rumors of specimens over 6 m (20 ft) are considered reliable, although larger specimens have never been confirmed. Weights are reportedly in the range of 44 to 55 kg (97 to 120 lb), with a few weighing 91 kg (200 lb) or more. One specimen, reportedly 7 m (23 ft) in length, was killed by K.H. Kroft in 1958 and was claimed to have a had 1.5 m (4.9 ft) juvenile Nile crocodile in its stomach.
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