IMAGES OF SRI LANKA - PYTHON PREYING ON A DEER

BW-WL284 - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

BW-WL280 - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

BW-WL279 - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

BW-WL281 - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

BW-WL283 - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

BW-WL285 - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

BW-WL188B - Nihal Fernando, Studio Times Ltd

A PYTHON IN WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK STRANGLED A DEER, WRAPPING ITSELF ROUND ITS PREY AND CRUSHING THE BONES. THEN IT SWALLOWED ITS VICTIM WHOLE AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE. THE APPROACH OF A VEHICLE DISTURBED IT AND IT REGURGITATED THE DEER.