Even though this is a story about an animal and we primarily concentrate on food for people here at Slashfood, it could be used to teach a valuable lesson to kids whose eyes are bigger than their stomachs.
An 18-ft long python was rendered unable to move after swallowing a pregnant sheep whole. Pythons do not eat more than once per week and when they do, they can unhinge their jaws to devour the first thing they come across. This particular python was captured by firefighters in Kuala Lumpur where it was blocking the road after its meal and is now being held by conservationists.
In the past, pythons have encountered some serious problems when they have employed poor judgment in food choices. Last year, for example, a surgeon (also in Kuala Lumpur ) had to operate on a python to remove a queen-sized electric blanket that it had consumed. A snake in Florida actually exploded after attempting to eat an alligator.
The lesson is to really consider your food choices. Even though you may not explode after having that triple hot fudge sundae, it might be best to stick to a single scoop just to be on the safe side.
9-09-2006 @7:53AM Winamp said... I completely agree with you!
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9-09-2006 @9:14AM Dan Tannenbaum said... Has anyone ever eaten so much that they eat themselves hungry? It's weird, but on rare occassions, I have done that. Eating so much your stomach feels like it's going to pop, then having one last thing to eat and all of a sudden the full feeling goes away and your hungry again. However, I DO draw the line at ingesting pregnant livestock...
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9-09-2006 @10:09AM Hawk said... Dan T, IANAD (I Am Not A Doctor) but that may be something called 'dumping', where your stomach empties abruptly and continuously into your small intestines, instead of portioning it out.
I think it usually occurs with gastric bypass patients, although I suppose some neurological problem or muscle spasm could do it too.
However, it seems like it'd be unpleasant, since it's basically a stomachfull of raw food getting shoveled along too fast.
Also, reflux can cause a sensation of 'gnawing hunger' that isn't related to how empty the stomach is.
End of totally non-authoritative answer.
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9-09-2006 @3:28PM Alice said... That snake appears to have a human pony tail hanging out of it's mouth. Yikes.
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9-09-2006 @11:47PM Finished.Law.School said... In South America there have been Anaconda snakes which have consumed small children...
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9-29-2006 @2:27PM MJ said... OH god this is way too funny..........Serious now inFla they are having problems, more big snakes are out numbering the rest of the aniamals and are eating everything including gators and losing the battle too! The snakes have been exploding!
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