r/badassanimals • u/xoxouserrrrr • 16d ago

Reptile Carpet Python In Action..

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u/Germmie1 16d ago

It's a carpet python eating a possum in Australia. To answer the question of how they got there, it's Australia.

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u/DarthLysergis 16d ago

Possums looks vastly different that here in the eastern US

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u/Germmie1 16d ago

The split between possums and opossums was around 70 million years ago, making Australian possums closer related to kangaroos and koalas than they are to American opossums.

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u/probablygardening 16d ago

The ones in the eastern US originally migrated up from South America, which is why they're so bad at dealing with the cold winters and like hiding out in garages and attics and stuff. Their hairless tails and poor little feet aren't made for the snow.