A mountain biker took photos of a python with a full belly on June 14 at the Lake Eland Game Reserve in a coastal part of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, but on June 20, the snake was found dead.
Rangers at the game preserve opened and autopsied the python, discovering that it consumed a 32-inch, 30-pound porcupine. But it is not unusual for a snake to swallow a porcupine.
The snake fell off a rocky ledge, but it was unclear if the snake was already dead when it fell or if the fall caused some of the quills to puncture its digestive tract, the Telegraph reported.
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