Can Floridians curb the population of Burmese pythons by eating them? Possibly, though some officials don't recommend it.

Once on the ground, the python let go of the rat -- but the eastern brown snake wasn't after just the rat. Mace said it fought with the python, which was wrapped around its head, for 30 minutes.

Marsh rabbits are a favorite python meal, and the snakes have decimated their populations. Up until the late 1990s, the mammals were famously abundant in Everglades National Park.