In something straight out of a horror movie, scientists have found that Burmese pythons can open ... pythons (Python bivittatus) are apex predators that are larger than all but a few snake species ...

They arrived when the snake had already half-ingested ... to study the Burmese python’s gape, or how wide they can open their mouth. Their gape determines what they can eat — pythons suffocate ...

What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch. Researchers call this the snake’s gape. DID YOU KNOW: What gives pythons the ability to ...

Previous studies indicated that large Burmese python’s mouth openings – what scientists ... the Conversancy explained. The snakes are able to open so wide because their lower jawbones are ...

They arrived when the snake had already half-ingested ... to study the Burmese python’s gape, or how wide they can open their mouth. Their gape determines what they can eat — pythons suffocate ...

What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch. Researchers call this the snake’s gape. More: Python challenge: Why state recommends ...

They arrived when the snake had already half-ingested ... to study the Burmese python’s gape, or how wide they can open their mouth. Their gape determines what they can eat — pythons suffocate ...