This is the stomach-churning moment a massive python swallows an antelope – before regurgitating the entire creature.
The giant snake, estimated to be up to 12 feet long, steadily stretched its mouth to devour its much larger prey in the village of Gorakhpur, in Northern India.
But moments later, the python spewed out its kill because the ‘hunt was too big’.
The giant python, measuring 12 foot in length, stretched its mouth to devour its large prey
The antelope’s death captured the attention of villagers, and a crowd of onlookers gathered around to watch the python.
It was still unclear how the python managed to capture such a large animal.
Sushil Kumar, 28, who witnessed the entire episode, said: ‘I was walking around my house and I walked a bit further, I heard noises.
‘The moment I rushed towards the spot, I saw a huge python was regurgitating an animal.
Shocked villagers came to watch the large snake eating the antelope and looked on in horror
The video shows the snake suddenly regurgitating the entire creature after discovering it is a little too big to swallow
‘It was one of the most spectacular moments I’ve ever witnessed as people told me it was an antelope.’
The incident is believed to be the first of its kind in the village and an expert claims excessive deforestation is to blame