Watch as a massive reticulated python devours a cow

The video, posted on October 19, was filmed in India after the non-venomous reticulated python had consumed its livestock.

The snake was filmed curled-up in a corner of the covered enclosure while the cow-shaped lump slowly slid down its throat.

Each sharp movement by the snake is seen shaking the shed after the farmer reportedly lassoed and restrained the unwelcome visitor.

This mega species of python can grow up to ten metres long, the National Zoo and Aquarium of Canberra said.

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They're typically found in South East Asia, western Bangladesh and on the Indo-Pacific islands in moist environments including rainforests and wetlands, the zoo said.

They prefer temperatures between 24 and 34 degrees Celsius with high humidity and hide from their prey in bodies of water, the zoo said.