Giant pythons, some of whom reach 26 feet in length ( get out a tape measure and measure that) are wreaking havoc in the Everglades. Even alligators are no match for them:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/18/python.detectives.ap/index.html

In February 2004, tourists at the Pa-hay-okee Overlook watched, stunned, as a python wrapped itself around an alligator, which countered by rolling over and grabbing the snake in its mouth and swimming off. And then, last fall, the carcasses of a 13-foot python and a 6-foot gator that had squared off were found later floating in a marsh, the gator's tail and hind legs protruding from the split-open gut of the python.

This turned out to not be what it at first seemed, a fight between an alligator and a python resulting in the death of both.

Forensic scientists have determined that the python attacked an injured alligator, one that had been injured by a larger gator. While the python was sluggish from ingesting the 6' gator it was attacked by another large gator.

In a fight between alligatores and pythons, the gators win. Alligators are still the top predator in the Everglades.

Would a 26 foot long snake have ANY enemies?

How big do those gators get in the Everglades?

Just checked this out, from theEverglades Park website:

The largest alligator ever recorded in Florida was 17 feet 5 inches long (5.3 meters). The largest alligator ever recorded measured 19 feet 2 inches (5.8 meters) and was found in Louisiana.

that's a grandpa gator.

Neither a python or a alligator is any match for THIS fearsome brute:

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/656/redearbaby3vl6.jpg

If you're talking about the largest pythons you also have to talk about the largest gators. Most pythons and gators would be considerably smaller.

My turtles I had growing up would eat that python alive.

I've been doing some research on this today and have read that most experts say that they're both at the top of the food chain and will prob fight each other to a draw.

My turtles I had growing up would eat that python alive.


Evak, I can send you a link where you can get more turtles.
My new baby I bought a year ago ( he was nickel-size) is now as big as a quarter!

Evak, I can send you a link where you can get more turtles.
My new baby I bought a year ago ( he was nickel-size) is now as big as a quarter!
Cool, that'd be nice of you.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1006_051006_pythoneatsgator.html

Check this crap out.