Incredible moment a famished three-metre long python ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴜʀs a cockatoo WHOLE in North Queensland

The python’s upper neck can be seen bulging as it begins to ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴜʀs what appears to be a sulphur-crested cockatoo, a process which Montagner said took two hours.

Certain species of python have been known to ᴇᴀᴛ animals the size of wallabies in this part of Australia. The most common in the Cairns region is the Amethystine python, a non-venomous variety that can grow to a size of between 5 and 8.5 metres and lives on birds and small mammals.