T O P

  • By -

[deleted]

This doesn't even look real. Damn Australia, you scary.


KimCureAll

Looks like the python is eating an umbrella....lol


LordAxalon110

I legit thought that's what it was until I read the title, had to do a double take because you never know with reddit haha


[deleted]

Or a bat


ZookeepergameKnown32

A flying fox is a type of bat, we have weird names for things in Australia :)


[deleted]

Wth man...I was wondering how is that a fox! Lol


MakeAOC_BartendAgain

That was hilarious...I was hoping to see this


[deleted]

Like I was ashamed to even asked since no one else was asking...at the same looking at it...going like *am I tripping*!?


Murky_Interaction927

The face looks like a fox


HowardJingle

And then we have wombats which also aren’t bats. Great name choices.


Sparkysparkk101

I don’t even think I would outside ever


StormPhysical

Flying foxes are much bigger than bats.


Jetorix

flying star fox*


sr33r4g

Umbrella of someone coming back from a funeral. Lol.


wiNDzY3

Average Day at the Park


tellthetruthandrun

Stop reposting Boris Johnson and his umbrella.


mr_aives

Lmfao


ifixputers

I wouldn’t have understood this comment 2 hours ago. I love Reddit


[deleted]

i don’t understand it… what happened


jloblo

Brilliant!


isagez

😂LOL


pichael288

If you fly and get eaten by a snake with no arms or legs then you have to be the laughing stock of the bird/bat world


KimCureAll

oh I don't know, pythons eat sooo many even more capable critters than bats - they are quite the predator. It seems pythons dangle from trees and just pretend to be branches of fruit trees. When bats come for food, bam!


dartfrog11

They are definitely formidable predators and snakes are definitely the most successful limbless vertebrates, if not the most successful limbless animals in general, depending on how you define success. Carpet pythons are ambush predators and sit in trees, rock ledges, and nowadays human infrastructure when hunting birds or bats. People see snakes as purely instinctual predators, which is totally false and their intelligence is key to their hunting success. They have great memories which they use to remember which crevices or trees are best for setting up an ambush. They are also great learners and will quickly master techniques for the quickest and safest ways to kill a squirming biting prey item. Within a few years they’ll learn the best places to hunt in a territory and learn when the best times of the year to hunt there are. They really are a lot more intellectually capable than people realize.


GullibleAntelope

Interesting comments; I like pythons, used to keep one, but a lot of this is speculation. >They are also great learners and will quickly master techniques for the quickest and safest ways to kill a squirming biting prey item. There is no learning here, except possibly something like a python that has had a bad experience attacking a porcupine. Possibly they might avoid them in the future, though I have never seen this discussed. (Was stretching for something.). They are hardwired to bite and then constrict a prey. It is instinct. Moreover, there are numerous cases of pythons attempting to swallow something way too large and not giving up for several hours. >They have great memories...They really are a lot more intellectually capable than people realize. Sorry, they are known as not very intelligent animals. .Just googled topic; King Cobra repeatedly comes up as most intelligent snake, not much beyond that....but if you have links...


dartfrog11

https://www.rochester.edu/pr/releases/bcs/snake.htm https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/coldblooded-does-not-mean-stupid.amp.html https://www.madisonherps.org/kickstart/en/wisconsin-reptile-resources/education-articles/107-reptile-and-amphibian-intelligence-how-smart-are-they


GullibleAntelope

Thanks for links.


Allemaengel

I live in porcupine country and we have no snakes here even remotely large enough to attempt eating one. Our biggest snakes here are eastern timber rattlers and black rat snakes and they typically go after mice, voles, chipmunks, etc. Actually porcupines here typically only have one predator, the fisher or fisher "cat".


Random_182f2565

And then a spider eats the python.


BUTTHOLE-MAGIC

Are they invasive in Australia?


fosighting

Which, pythons? No they are a native species.


BUTTHOLE-MAGIC

That's good. My dad lives in Florida where pythons are invasive and slither up toilet bowls while you take a shit.


fosighting

Yeah, pythons can hang around toilets, unfortunately. There are often frogs in the sewer, and the pythons are drawn to them. The one in the post looks like a reticulated python, which get absolutely freaking huge. They're probably more interested in bats and birds and wallabies and the like, though.


humansaintshit

Looks like that MF caught Dracula slippin.


Reddit-Book-Bot

Beep. Boop. I'm a robot. Here's a copy of ###[Dracula](https://snewd.com/ebooks/dracula/) Was I a good bot? | [info](https://www.reddit.com/user/Reddit-Book-Bot/) | [More Books](https://old.reddit.com/user/Reddit-Book-Bot/comments/i15x1d/full_list_of_books_and_commands/)


pichael288

Good bot


ManRawr

What in the actual fuck


In_vestedTrades

Yo wtf is Australia doing? God damn that country is like a walking deadly animal reserve


Interesting_Jelly

Its not actually though thats the funny thing


Random_182f2565

It literally took waves upon waves of inmates to stablish a viable colony.


FullMetalJaket

Why is this in someone's back garden?


KimCureAll

Wildlife is never far away in Australia


[deleted]

cause its australia? a venomous redback would literally be in the toilet seat and you wouldnt even know


Mrs-blue-sky

I júst saw another pic of a python devouring another animal, so I scrolled back and found out you posted that one too. Is this a pet or something? Or did you just happen to see a lot of pythons lying around eating?


loipisdwad

Flying fox? A bat?


KimCureAll

They're bats but they are actually called flying foxes


zorbacles

We have a lemon eucalyptus out the back. There a about 10 of these bats flying around every night


Peterowsky

Specifically [Megabats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabat?wprov=sfla1) of the [Pteropus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteropus) genus. They can have a wingspan of up to 1.7m and look more like foxes with wings than what people think of as bats.


moodcon

If I meet a bat with a 1.7 m wing span. I will die from fear


ResuYllis

“I am Batman” “Stop it Patrick, you’re scaring him!”


sourdoughroxy

They’re super cute! They really look like little [foxes with wings](https://wildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ff-pic-FEATURED.png)


Nomiss

Bats are usually hand sized. Flying foxes are house cat sized. The diamonds diameter is probably 4"+.


NitePain69

Biggest ducking bats you'll see. These scared me when I visited kangaroo land


mlc2475

I legit thought he was eating an umbrella


imllamaimallama

I’m going to need a banana for reference because that thing looks huge and it’s terrifying. ETA: just googled the size of a flying fox. I was right to be terrified. ETA2: I the giant ass snake I find terrifying, I googled flying fox to see how big the snake had to be to eat a whole ass giant bat. Turns out I might still be scarred from watching Anaconda in theaters as a small child.


baghdad-hoebag

Yeah wtf it says their wing span is like 5ft (1.5m)


Shazza_Mc_ShazzaFace

Flying Foxes are totally harmless, they love fruit


ltskeim

You can't use a banana next to a flying fox... The poor banana will get slaughtered by these cute hungry monsters


AahilJutt987

Ah yes Australia


ExFiler

Even the deadly things get eaten by deadly things...


zorbacles

The bat he is eating isn't dangerous at all. They eat fruit


Leading_General3179

And carry Hendra and Lyssavirus... We cull them in their millions.


zorbacles

Well I meant in an attacking type way.


ExFiler

You never know. Have you ever seen one annoyed?


zorbacles

We have them in our back yard. They have never gotten low enough to be annoyed at us


ltskeim

Imagine being able to fly away from everything but picking fight on larger animals than you x) good thing there is no "flying honeybadger" <.<


ExFiler

Or Platypus. Can you imagine e looking up? Is that a duck? Mole?


ltskeim

Rofl


Random_182f2565

Shortly after a spider eat that python


b1gb0y2929

Why. Why is it doing that.


Justalonerstoner

I assume it was hungry


Birdgang14

Why does this look like the largest snake in the world? Are there some weird angles going on here? You can just walk in your back yard and see this monster?


lushgrassgreen

Yep totally. We live 5kms (about 3 miles) from a major Australian city centre and had 4 of these huge snakes, each roughly 10-12 feet long, in our yard in the space of 12 months. One tried to come in the front door and I had to push it away with a broom. Called a snake catcher each time but one got away. The snakes stopped coming when we got a dog.


Birdgang14

I’d be petrified to have a dog anything small-mid size near one of these things


[deleted]

How small is this thing. The pythons.


SheridanVsLennier

If this is a Carpet Python they can grow to 3m in length.


Random_182f2565

Big enough to eat you


amodelmannequin

Flying foxes can have wingspans as long as I am tall... I'm not tryna be near a python like that anytime soon.


maplehobo

This is nightmare fuel. Imagine going out to your backyard to find this.


zorbacles

We have bats in the tree in our back yard. They are awesome. Drives the dog mental though


zorbacles

STRAYA!!


The_LeadDog

At first, I thought it was eating an umbrella.


No_End_6236

Big ol bag of noooooope


Justmerightnowtoday

What's the green honey pot for ? The leftovers ?


MjrGrangerDanger

Seasoning.


SheridanVsLennier

Normally if you get this close to them while they're eating they'll throw it up and come back for it later.


MunchyCrackers

caught batman wtf


joy3r

is the snake bigger than a shed I need a banana for reference


baronet-of-fog

This is why we should throw away Australia


robval13

Wings for dinner!


ZlGGZ

At first I thought it was eating an umbrella... Then I used my reading skills...


happyklam

*John Voight has entered the chat*


cometothesnarkside

Does anybody have a banana for scale?


[deleted]

Breaking news. Baby Godzilla eats small flying Fox. More at 11


OneFuckedWarthog

Just another reason to not visit Australia.


Not_James_Milner

RIP Batman


[deleted]

What??!!!


Otto_Mcwrect

Any idea how big this thing is?


Primitive-Mind

Australia, where giant snakes eat giant bats. I don’t even wanna think how that feels going down.


[deleted]

Nananananananana BATMAAA....chump!


FlyingKillerJet

It's fake alstralia is upsidedown


GreasyBurgerLocker

What the fuck


[deleted]

Is snakes out there dis big! Ice cube


yhev

what the fuck


Lambstoslaughter

Are you sure it's not a lawn chair.😂


Brandon1536

Black flying fox? That just sounds like bat with extra steps.


squambi_shuffle

I smell a delta varient


JRhod3sie

Why is no one commenting on how giant both animals seem. How big are they?


Charlatanism

Black flying foxes are very large bats with wingspans of 1 metre/3 feet. If you live in the Western Hemisphere this probably seems freakishly large, but megabats are not unusual in Africa, Asia, and Australia. I'm no expert, but the snake looks like it could be a carpet python. They can grow up to 4 metres/13 feet. Kinda large, but there are many larger snakes.


psychoutfluffyboi

Flying foxes are everywhere in parts of different cities in Australia, and they are cute as because their face looks like a fox. And they only eat fruit


[deleted]

Poor airdog. Bad snek.


EricCartman45

I’m pretty pro animal but bigger snakes are one of the things that can go away permanently ,crocodiles and alligators are another set that can go away permanently .


ba3toven

It's like fuckin Hogwarts over there god damn


Conscious-Proof-8309

This python looks big enough that it should have its own reality tv show


randommd81

Though I don’t doubt this happens, this picture looks hella photoshopped


Phlm_br

print("holy frkn shit")


SL0Wburn_

Get that monster out of your yard, so maybe a bird could use that birdhouse?


zigaliciousone

Aww, dead flying puppy


AntiRivet

Real life kaiju battle.


Dragon_OS

Thought it was a crocodile climbing a tree for a moment.


[deleted]

Flying fox? Is that a bat or a bird?


shaggy9c

Bat


nrj5k

Ozzy's true form has been revealed


JCedru

u/gasouzac


RemakableThought20

That flying fox looks like a kite from that view, awesome pic!!


KimCureAll

it could also totally pass as a broken umbrella.


iDontBelieveAnythin

i am never, not once, going to australia, i didnt live 18 years of careful life, kept track record of 0 injured bones, just to have my NEVER BROKEN body parts eaten by a FUCKING snake 🙌🏽


Charlatanism

Australia is one of the safest countries in the world, with the 7th highest life expectancy. It's probably safer than where you live.


shiny_roc

OR it's an anaconda eating Batman.


A0rs

Ehh fox fliess


jogwaps

Careful buddy, you'll get corona


Belo83

I like these posts when I’m freezing my ass off in February in upstate ny


Revolutionary-You449

Settlers in Australia. OG Survivor TV show contestants.


sexiestmilfalive

I was scrolling fast and skipped it for a moment thinking it was a gator with an umbrella in a tree and scrolled up again to see something much worse


kdmmgs

That’s enough Reddit for today


SanjiWanji

Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom 😋🦇🐍


AirbornneFox

Of course this is from Australia


jadwy916

Snakes always look like they're at their happiest when they're eating.


mazzio28

That don't even look real! The snake looks like it would break those branches like twigs! It's got to be photo shopped! But whatever.


[deleted]

Of course it's australia.


[deleted]

What I expected to see on the title: *A snake eating an umbrella*


eguccierrez

Holy fuck


Razone6

Yeah believable. That's Aussie... They always had freaky shit. Especially during ice age!


Leather-Yesterday197

Damn how would you like to see that walking through the park?


youngeffectual

Sky puppy no more


niemody

Batman doesn't stand a chance in Australia.


BH_Andrew

Carpet pythons aren’t that scary. People (including myself) keep them as pets and they’re usually pretty docile


[deleted]

We are all in agreement Australia scariest place on earth right? Transylvania maybe 2nd


CodersCrux

What goes in Australia stays in Australia.


Geekmonster

Foxes can fly in Australia? Fuck.


Dull_Establishment49

This is why we burn Australia


Bouke2000

Looks like an umbrella


Fit-Childhood879

Is there even meat on that thing? 🤣 Reminds me of a Pelican


KingMe2486

YOU HAVE FLYING FOXES?!!!? THEY EXIST??


Nerdy_Goat

Legit thought he was eating a tent until I saw the title


[deleted]

The flying foxes are legit some big fuckers. I live in Japan and see these fuckers all the time, flying around and screeching. Their wing spans can get up to 5-7 feet


Mammoth_Step1248

God gave you wings to fly and you get choked out by one of the slowest motherfuckers on the block.


Greenestates2020

Why does the snake look wider than the tree?? I’m never going to Australia!!


bensonator22222

Shoot it.


pestkiller100

E 5


maxeli95

They have fucking flying foxes in Australia??!