A photo of a python lounging in a garage with a bulging belly has gone viral online, sparking fierce debate about the contents of the snake’s mystery meal.

Scientists in Bangladesh have documented a 10-foot-long Burmese python swallowing alive a reticulated python, an unprecedented encounter involving two of the world’s largest snake species.

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They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

A group of snake hunters and their tracking dog found a giant python covered in hundreds of ticks in the Florida Everglades.

The revelation helps explain why the snakes, which can grow to 18 feet, are not afraid to swallow creatures that are nearly equal in size.