What an African rock python usually prefers to eat: monkeys, antelope and crocodiles The 14-foot snake that killed two boys in Canada after escaping from a pet shop was an African rock python ...

Coney Island's competitive hot dog-eating champs ain't got nothin' on the bottomless appetite of a python. An olive python gorged on a freshwater crocodile many times his size.

In 2005, a Burmese python in the Everglades attempted to eat an alligator before the stomach ended up bursting. An African rock python attempted eating a porcupine, also a failed attempt.

The python won, and won well. "There were no injuries on the snake at all, so I think the snake had the upper hand completely in that little battle that was happening," he said.

In an epic battle, a 10-foot olive python got the best of a Johnson's crocodile, and a lucky passerby snapped photos.

CAMBELLTON, N.B. - Two boys, aged five and seven, were strangled by an African rock python after it escaped from an exotic pet store in New Brunswick. Here are some key facts about the reptile: ...

Deer, crocodiles and even a human are just some of the odd meals engulfed by pythons. How do they gorge on such giant fare? Python snakes don't dislocate their jaws (a common myth), but instead ...

Crocodiles also are on the menu. One striking difference between the African rock python and other snake species is the fact that females protect their eggs and, at times, her hatchlings.