Curtis Morgan

Miami

Senior Editor for environment, climate, hurricanes, courts, cops, crime at The Miami Herald. Ex-environmental reporter. South Florida native. Fan of fried fish.

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Everglades snake and a gator tried to eat each other. They exploded. See what happened

Dec 28, 2023 | flkeysnews.com | Curtis Morgan

A bicyclist pedaling through Everglades National Park caught quite the sight a few weeks ago: an alligator trying to swallow a python. She saw the snake’s head already down the alligator’s throat, and thought at first that both apex predators were dead. The python was dead, but the alligator fine and not in a hurry to swallow dinner. MORE: ‘Swamp justice’?