Jaw-dropping moment a gigantic alligator devours a python in the Florida Everglades after epic reptile rumble

Incredible video of a huge alligator devouring a python in the Florida Everglades was captured by a passing cyclist earlier this week.

Alison Joslin, an endurance athlete with a passion for wildlife photography, saw a shocking sight while training on her bike.

“One less python terrorizing the Everglades.” she wrote after posting photos and videos online following a bike ride in the Shark Valley area of ​​Everglades National Park.

Jocelyn described the encounter as “special and rare,” noting how much she appreciates the unique nature of the Everglades.

A cyclist has captured stunning images of a huge alligator eating a python in the Florida Everglades.

The 10-foot alligator appeared lethargic, possibly due to the cold or fatigue from battling the snakes.

The snake looked like it was wrapped around an alligator.

The alligator looked lethargic, and Jocelyn speculated that this could be due to the recent cold weather in the area, or perhaps he was exhausted from fighting the snake.

“The alligator was quite lethargic and I wondered if it was because of the cold, he was tired of fighting the snake, maybe the snake bit him, started to swallow the snake and had to stop because it was too big?” she wrote.

After what was clearly an epic battle between the two creatures, the snake lost and ended up partially inside the 10-foot alligator’s mouth and coiled around it.

Although pythons are not venomous, Jocelyn wondered if the snake’s bite could have damaged the soft tissue in the alligator’s mouth as it struggled to survive.

“I thought the bite might be a problem, I knew they weren’t venomous, but since the alligator was holding the snake’s head in its mouth or throat, I wondered if the snake could have damaged those soft tissues. as he fought for his life,” Jocelyn wrote.

The python appears to have lost the battle, although the snake may have also touched the alligator’s mouth during the struggle.

Jocelyn captured the incredible sight while biking through Everglades National Park.

“One less python terrorizing the Everglades,” Jocelyn wrote online.

Pythons are an invasive species in Florida and are not native to the state. They have had a detrimental effect on the fragile Everglades ecosystem.

Although it is not venomous and poses no immediate physical threat to humans, it preys on native animals, including raccoons and opossums.

The mammals whose populations have declined the most are regularly found in the stomachs of pythons removed from Everglades National Park and other places.

The snakes have established a breeding population in South Florida and compete with local wildlife for food, causing the population to decline.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the animals must be “humanely killed on site” during capture.