March 17, 2017 - A 150-pound hyena, normally a formidable predator, instead becomes prey for an enormous African rock python in this footage taken by a vacationer in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. Researchers from Michigan State University studying hyenas in the area were shocked by the event, but confirmed that the snake did eventually succeed in swallowing the hyena. Digestion will take months. Video courtesy Jos Bakker
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Rare kill underscores the incredible hunting skills of Africa’s largest snake.
