There has been one documented case of an '''exploding motherfucking snake''', whereby a [[Burmese python]] burst. The [[snake]] had attempted to eat an [[alligator]] whole, but exploded mid-meal. Rangers of the [[Everglades National Park]] discovered the explosion in [[October 2005]], but they could not locate the snake's head; the alligator had also died. Frank Mazzotti, a professor from the [[University of Florida]], suggested that the alligator had tried to claw its way out of the snake, causing the explosion. Alternative theories suggest the alligator could have already been dead, or a third animal was involved.
The incident was noted as a sign that alligators' supremacy as predators is not a certainty in the wild. Frank Mazzotti, a wildlife professor at the [[University of Florida]], remarked that a human discovery of such a battle between these predators was rare indeed.
The incident was part of a "[[python epidemic]]" in which pet owners released their pythons throughout [[Florida]], in belief that they would not cause trouble. At least 93 pythons were captured, not including the one involved in this incident. This "python epidemic" continues presently.
* [http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/snakegator.asp Who's Saurian Now?: Photograph shows a snake that burst trying to eat an alligator] (Snopes.com)
* [http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=456&sid=636160 Python Bursts After Trying to Eat Gator] (AP, via WTOPNews.com)
