Python with Spotted Deer

The new hypothesis on how the prey die is still being researched, but one thing scientists do know is that the snakes have the ability to exert enough pressure. The most powerful is the green anaconda, which can apply 4,000kg of pressure with its coils.
The teeth of pythons and other constrictor snakes help to push the prey down the throat, while their muscles move it down to the stomach. It can take days for food to be digested and hours for the snakes to consume the prey when it is large. The python above is gulping down a fully-grown spotted deer in the forests of India's Mudumalai National Park.