The remains of both were found by astonished rangers.
It would appear the python managed to get a good grip, then swallowed the gator whole.
It was speculated that the gator still alive in the serpents belly, clawed it open, before dying.
Burmese pythons have been released by owners in Fl in the past 20 or so years, and the Everglades are ideal conditions for it.
For the first time in evolution in the everglades, the gator has an equally matched rival in the food chain.
