Porcupine Punctures Python: A Deadly Dinner in South Africa
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A 12-foot African rock python at Lake Eland Game Reserve in South Africa died about a week after swallowing a 30-pound porcupine, whose sharp quills punctured the snake’s digestive tract. The 2015 incident shows porcupines can be a dangerous prey for snakes, which can swallow large meals but may be fatally injured by quills; prior studies have documented similar injuries, and newer research discusses how snakes digest bones under certain conditions.
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