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Bandicoot Rat vs. Croc and Python | National Geographic


to hunters to rodents the hunters

to hunters to rodents the hunters reptiles both found on the floor of the

reptiles both found on the floor of the

reptiles both found on the floor of the Indian forest one an Indian rock python

Indian forest one an Indian rock python

Indian forest one an Indian rock python the other a mugger crocodile the rodents

the other a mugger crocodile the rodents

the other a mugger crocodile the rodents are Bandicoot rats topping out at over a

are Bandicoot rats topping out at over a

are Bandicoot rats topping out at over a foot in length the Bandicoot rat is a

foot in length the Bandicoot rat is a

foot in length the Bandicoot rat is a scourge of farmers but provides these

scourge of farmers but provides these

scourge of farmers but provides these reptiles with much needed sustenance the

reptiles with much needed sustenance the

reptiles with much needed sustenance the Indian rock python tracks its prey

Indian rock python tracks its prey

Indian rock python tracks its prey relying on heat sensing pits on the side

relying on heat sensing pits on the side

relying on heat sensing pits on the side of its head and on its sense of smell a

of its head and on its sense of smell a

of its head and on its sense of smell a snake smells by tasting the air with its

snake smells by tasting the air with its

snake smells by tasting the air with its tongue and touching what’s known as a

tongue and touching what’s known as a

tongue and touching what’s known as a Jacobson’s organ in its mouth mugger

Jacobson’s organ in its mouth mugger

Jacobson’s organ in its mouth mugger crocs on the other hand choose a place

crocs on the other hand choose a place

crocs on the other hand choose a place where something tasty might show up and

where something tasty might show up and

where something tasty might show up and wait sometimes for hours and when

wait sometimes for hours and when

wait sometimes for hours and when something does the mugger springs to

something does the mugger springs to

something does the mugger springs to life able to move quickly after its

life able to move quickly after its

life able to move quickly after its intended victim

it is a focused but graceful hunter

it is a focused but graceful hunter while in the water able to dispatch

while in the water able to dispatch

while in the water able to dispatch small prey like the Bandicoot rat with a

small prey like the Bandicoot rat with a

small prey like the Bandicoot rat with a quick snap of its powerful jaws

quick snap of its powerful jaws

quick snap of its powerful jaws meanwhile the pythons persistent

meanwhile the pythons persistent

meanwhile the pythons persistent tracking has paid off after grabbing the

tracking has paid off after grabbing the

tracking has paid off after grabbing the Bandicoot rat with its mouth the Python

Bandicoot rat with its mouth the Python

Bandicoot rat with its mouth the Python wraps itself around the prey suffocating

wraps itself around the prey suffocating

wraps itself around the prey suffocating it it then eats the Bandicoot rat hole

it it then eats the Bandicoot rat hole

it it then eats the Bandicoot rat hole unhinging its jaw and stretching its

unhinging its jaw and stretching its

unhinging its jaw and stretching its elastic skin to swallow the large animal

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