The shocking video showing the eaten snake spilling out of its predator's swollen belly has gone viral

Mar 26, 2015 12:58 GMT  ·  By

Remember that time when a snake in Greece ate another snake? Well, it's happened again and this time we have more than just photos documenting the cannibalistic act. We have a video. A video that's gone viral and that is sure to give you the creeps, to be more precise.

The footage, available below, was posted on LiveLeak just hours ago. Should you decide to check it out, which most of you probably will, be warned: we're not joking about it being one of the most shocking things to have ever made it online, so keep in mind that viewer discretion is recommended.

Snakes sometimes eat others of their kind

This video that is now making the rounds shows a group of men coming across a snake with a strangely swollen belly while trekking through a jungle of sorts. Rather than leave it be, the men decide to cut it open and have a look inside its stomach.

Armed with a knife, one of the men approaches the reptile and gets to work slicing its belly. The other men remain close and film him. Oddly enough, it looks like they're actually having fun watching their friend cutting the snake open.

The men probably expected to find a wild pig inside the reptile. Instead, they found another snake. Yup, the snake that these men found and cut open had a freakishly swollen belly because its last meal had been a fellow slithering creature.

When the two snakes are laid on the ground next to one another, it becomes obvious that they are about the same size. One can only assume that the first snake must have been terribly hungry to kill and eat a fellow reptile as big as itself.

How does a giant snake eat another giant snake?

Some are still trying, but the fact of the matter is that we humans don't even stand a chance of ever fitting an entire hamburger or pizza slice in our mouth in one go. Snakes, on the other hand, can gulp down prey whose waistline is way bigger than their head.

This is because their tendons, ligaments and muscles are highly flexible and, therefore, allow them to open their mouth just enough for the snakes' latest kill to fit inside it. Unlike the majority of the other creatures populating the Earth, snakes don't chew their food. They simply swallow it whole.