On the internet, the horrible images of a sizable snake hanging upside down and attempting to eat a possum that was fully grown went viral. On the family’s horse ranch at Gunalda, ᴄʟᴏsᴇ to Gympie, a coastal carpet python was seen devouring a possum. Ms. Kerr observed soᴍᴇᴛʜing while she and her family were moving horses around 2:00 p.m. She is familiar with snakes, but this was a new experience for her.
Sunshine Coast snake ʜᴜɴᴛer Stuart McKenzie claimed he has never seen a carpet python out ʜᴜɴᴛing, despite the fact that they are widespread around the north coast. He said this was one of the biggest ones he has encountered in his work as a snake catcher.
Thanks to the heat-sensitive pits on their lips, carpet pythons can detect body heat so mammals are weak prey. According to Mr. McKenzie, the pythons are opportunistic feeders, and this possum got a little too ᴄʟᴏsᴇ.
He claimed that the photos demonstrated their extraordinary jaw power as they constricted and consumed a possum while hanging upside-down for up to 30 minutes using only their jaw muscles.
The carpet python which lives in trees is known to grab prey while it hangs from its perch. Due to the prey’s weight and struggle, the species evolved stronger head lobes to ensure they could finish the task. Coastal carpet pythons are not ᴠᴇɴᴏᴍᴏᴜs and the snake is still on the Kerrs’ property.
