A Burmese python in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve vomited up an entire white-tailed deer after temperatures in South Florida dipped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) late last year, well below the cold-blooded creature's comfortable range.
While pythons are known to vomit their meals in cold laboratory settings, scientists had never caught the elusive snakes doing it in the wild — until now. The unusual observation, made in late November 2024, is described in a study published in July in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
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