The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species. Researchers in the region recently proved that Burmese pythons are able to stretch their jaws wide enough to swallow large prey -- such as fully grown deer and alligators -- whole,

The video, recorded by wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida while scientists were tracking pythons in the Florida Everglades, shows the 14.8-foot, 115-pound female python mid-meal with the deer in its unhinged jaw.