In a "crazy turn of events," a snake that was attacking a rat turned out to be the meal of another snake that came into the picture.

The incredible success of invasive pythons in the Everglades has proven to be a boon to cotton rats. New research indicated that if the snakes are present, foxes, bobcat and other furry predators a… ...

But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400%, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

A brawl between an eastern brown snake and a python over a juicy rat turned deadly last week — at least, for two parties involved.

One is that because cotton rats are always present, there’s always going to be something for the pythons to eat — they won’t eat themselves out of a prey base.

But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400%, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400%, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400%, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

But pythons can eat their whole body weight if Secor has enough rats on hand. In those cases, their metabolic rate can soar by 4,400%, the highest ever recorded for an animal.

Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons The extreme metabolism of some snakes could provide leads on how to regenerate human tissue.