However, the average size of Burmese pythons caught in Florida ranges from 6 to 9 feet, with the largest being 18 feet in length, according to FWC. What are the differences between a ball and a ...

A new study shows a Burmese python's maximal gape is 10.2 inches. The measurements equate to a circumference of 32 inches.

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Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch.

Burmese pythons can consume prey six times larger than some other snake species of similar size. This is the facing-view of the deer-eating snake's gape of 10.2 inches.