According to the National Geographic, firefighters in a Malaysian village recently had to remove an 18-foot-long python from the roadway. The python had managed to swallow an entire pregnant sheep and was apparently too full to move.

Unfortunately the stress of moving the reptile caused it to regurgitate the dead ewe.

This is not the first incident of a python to be known to catch a prey and attempt to eat something that is dangerously oversized for its normal consumption.

In October, a python in the Florida Everglades obviously had its gut bust open after attempting to eat a 6-foot-long alligator.

These kinds of incidents warrant the need for ordinances to prevent the ban on python sales for pet keeping, as previously reported in an All Headline News article, "Florida County Commissioner To Request Ban On Phython And Iguana Sales." The reasons: apparently, pet owners who could no longer handle their pet's growth in size simply released them into the wild.

The Burmese Python problem has continued to grow in Florida. There has been a rising concern for the environment and a threat to native species.