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Python / Boa Cannibalism

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Does anyone know of any photos of pythons eating boas that were kept in the same cage (and/or visa versa)? My LPS can't seem to break this practice and I would like to compile some "proof" that this is within the realm of possibility. Not just a health issue or compromise of husbandry requirements, but from a pure economic standpoint, it sucks to have a $200 snake eat a $400 snake, you know?

I have one photo of a red-tail eating a BP, but I know there's a few other pics out there (Ive seen a photo of Dumerils boa eating a BP)...but I just can't seem to dig these up at the moment.

Thanks.
 
Hey Michael! Don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for but it's the best I've found. Also, you're likely to loose both snakes because they one doing the eating usually ends up dead as well. Corns and kings are notorious for doing that as well.

This is of a Ball that has eaten another Ball
cannibalistic_royals.jpg

cannibalistic_royals2.jpg


This boa ate another boa
cannibalistic_boa6.jpg

cannibalistic_boa7.jpg


This boa ate a Ball that it was housed with
cannibalistic_boa1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/NerysG/odds%20and%20sods/cannibalistic_boa2.jpg[/img

And then threw it up
[img]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/NerysG/odds%20and%20sods/cannibalistic_boa4.jpg


I found these on this thread http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/snakes/59259-snake-eating-snakes.html
 
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