Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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Is there anything new on Leopards predating on Asian Pythons?



Leopard with a Reticulated Python kill.

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source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39347854/leopard-kills-python/




Leopard with an Indian Python kill.

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There is a previous source that mentions Leopards kill moderate sized African and Asian pythons, but now we have actual videos of them killing decent sized African Pythons.


"The tiger is known to prey on the Indian python, and the leopard on both African and Asian pythons of moderate size"

source: Giant Reptiles(1973) by Sherman A. Minton and Madge Rutherford Minton 



In this documentary, they stated that the aggressiveness of Reticulated Pythons protect them from Tiger or Leopard predation.

From 1:12


 "Maria munos grabbed an 18-foot anaconda with her bare hands but that won't work with reticulated pythons their aggressiveness may be what's protecting them from hungry predators like leopards and tigers"


So, this indicates that Leopards prey on Reticulated Pythons to some extent.


The question: Is there any recent, possible predation event of a Leopard killing a Reticulated Python, or any other Asian Python? Reply