I once heard of a Python pet “cuddling” with their owners to measure them to see if they would fit in their stomach if eaten. Eventually, the Python ate their owner.
That “sizing up” thing is one of the dumbest urban legends around. Most Pythons are ambush predators - they sit in the grass, wait for prey to scuttle by and strike. They literally don’t have any inherent instinct to wait with eating something. Because in the wild, “sizing up” prey just wouldn’t work. The prey would be long gone if the snake waited that long.
I can promise that’s an urban legend. There are no reported cases of a human of any size being eaten by a pet Python. There are a few cases of humans being eaten by large Pythons in the wild, but these are also stupidly rare. A well fed bermese python, the largest common pet Python, can get to 15ft but is still not capable of eating anything larger than a newborn.
Python? Fuck yes, that’s a new friend. Even in Australia those aren’t venomous and it’s already down to cuddle.
A carpet python too! Those are super smart! 100% friend material
I once heard of a Python pet “cuddling” with their owners to measure them to see if they would fit in their stomach if eaten. Eventually, the Python ate their owner.
That “sizing up” thing is one of the dumbest urban legends around. Most Pythons are ambush predators - they sit in the grass, wait for prey to scuttle by and strike. They literally don’t have any inherent instinct to wait with eating something. Because in the wild, “sizing up” prey just wouldn’t work. The prey would be long gone if the snake waited that long.
Nice try python… not gonna fool me this time!
I can promise that’s an urban legend. There are no reported cases of a human of any size being eaten by a pet Python. There are a few cases of humans being eaten by large Pythons in the wild, but these are also stupidly rare. A well fed bermese python, the largest common pet Python, can get to 15ft but is still not capable of eating anything larger than a newborn.