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Burmese python eats even bigger reticulated python alive, in 1st-of-its-kind encounter

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A Burmese python has been spotted attacking and swallowing a reticulated python.

The encounter could be the first known case of these species preying on one another.

Researchers in Bangladesh observed the rare event in 2020 .

The two snake species prey on similar animals, such as mammals, birds and lizards.

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