A Rock Python with its prey it has killed by constriction. Its crytpic colouration help conceal itself in the leaf litter

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A Rock Python with its prey it has killed by constriction. Its crytpic colouration help conceal itself in the leaf litter, so they normally highly alert Vervet Monket did not seeit in time to save herself and her baby

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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