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Do you believe it ?....or not?
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by Thing on December 12, 2009
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I recently found this article accompanied by photos. They are of a red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) consuming an Eastern Brown (Pseudonaja textilis). Supposedly the black ate the brown and then several minutes later the brown crawled out from inside the black after managing to turn itself around INSIDE the black's stomach. I just can't seem to wrap my head around two things. #1 Could the brown really turned around inside the black? Both snakes were adult (it appears) and just doesn't seem like there would be enough room for the brown to turn itself around. #2 How long could the brown survive inside the stomach assuming it was not killed by the black's venom? How long can snakes be deprived of oxygen? Humans it's only about four minutes.
Here's the link to the article/photos.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/27/2475461.htm
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RE: Do you believe it ?....or not?
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by LarryDFishel on December 12, 2009
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Turning around inside looks like it would be difficult, but I wouldn't rule it out.
And snakes can go for a LONG time without oxygen. I've personally witnessed an 8 foot burmese python stay submerged (motionless) in it's pool for about 45 minutes. I suspect he went much longer, but that was the longest I ever had the patience to sit and watch...
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