I'm not trying to "come off" as anything but
someone who happens to know a bit about these animals.
You on the other hand come off as someone who is
close minded and has to be right without even
considering another point of view. I'm simply trying to offer
some information that you have apparently overlooked.
It's obvious to me that you can't debate an issue
without attacking some irrelevant age issue. And for your
information I am attending college studying vetrinary
medicine specializing in reptiles. After that I plan to
get a degree in zoology and herpetology. I have had
more schooling than you already and in 8 years I will
have a PHD. Also, I have had hands on experience with
burmese pythons, indian pythons, spotted pythons,
macklots pythons, carpet pythons (jungle and coastal), red
tails, true red tails, mexican boas, central american
boas, ball pythons, rosy boas, rainbow boas, retics,
african rocks, amazon and emerald tree boas, ANACONDAS
(both green and yellow), and about 15 or so other
species of colubrids and vipers. As pets I keep a burmese
python, two redtail boas, a ball python, a grey banded
kingsnake and an albino corn snake in addition to a savanah
monitor and two green iguanas. So please don't tell me I
don't have any experience. You don't know anything
about me and I don't presume to know anything about
you.
You are still missing the main point here and that is
that large constrictors do eat cold blooded prey. They
don't feed on other snakes very often but it does
happen. It is uncommon, and very unlikely, but it does
happen from time to time. They also feed on other
reptiles primarily when they are younger as most other
species don't get large enough to be considered food when
the snake is an adult.
I have posted a picture
of an african rock python constricting a crocodile.
I'm sure you'll just dismiss it as "defense" or
something but if that's the close minded way you want to
look at it then so be it.
BMF
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