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“The venom works to immobilize the prey quite quickly,” Reynolds said. “It is dangerous to the snake to grab a mouse or a bird and risk being bitten or pecked.

And they hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their muscular bodies around their prey and then crush the life out of them.

And they hunt in a nightmarish way ― grabbing prey as it passes. Once secured with a bite, pythons wrap their muscular bodies around their prey and then crush the life out of them.

Snakes are fearsome creatures that you wouldn’t consider to be prey for other predators – but there are some animals that regularly dine on snakes!

The reticulated python is the largest snake found in Thailand and usually ranges in size from 5 to 21 feet, weighing up to about 165 pounds. They have been found as big as 33 feet long and 287 pounds.