A photographer on safari in Kenya has captured rare footage showing an enormous python navigating a shallow stream.
The footage was captured in the Mara Triangle by Ollie Outram, an associate snake handler for East African Reptiles.
The research group stated via Instagram: “Pythons are very comfortable in water and usually use wildlife trails leading down to water to ambush their prey. They are very good swimmers and can spend quite sometime underwater.”
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East African Reptiles explained that Southern African rock pythons can measure about 20 feet and the snake in the footage appears to be fully grown.
The group added: “They are a harmless constrictor, but a bite from a large python can cause significant damage and will need treatment from a doctor.”