FLORIDA SNAKE GOES BOOM

A 13-foot Burmese python exploded after swallowing a six-foot alligator:

The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole — and then exploded. Scientists stumbled upon the gory remains last week.

While the gator may have been injured before the battle began — wounds were found on it that apparently were not caused by python bites — Mazzotti believes it was alive when the battle began. And it may have clawed at the python's stomach as the snake tried to digest it, leading to the blow up.

The python was found with the gator's hindquarters protruding from its midsection. Its stomach still surrounded the alligator's head, shoulders, and forelimbs.

Yep, it's always better to eat things that are already dead.