Python Dies After Eating Giant Porcupine in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: An African rock python died in unusual circumstances after swallowing a giant 13.8 kilogramme porcupine at a private game park in South Africa, the manager said today.

The 3.9 metre snake should have been able to cope with the porcupine no matter how prickly the quills, Lake Eland Game Reserve’s Jennifer Fuller told AFP.

But she suspects the python became stressed from being watched by visitors fascinated by the bulge in its body - and died when the quills got stuck as it tried to regurgitate the animal.

“It’s not unusual for pythons to eat porcupines, it’s part of their diet,” Fuller said.

It’s kinda like when somebody’s watching you poop.

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