See a Massive Albino Burmese Python Turn Down a Meal

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One of the most entertaining things to see in the wild and captivity is how animals eat food. Whether on a safari tour or watching the world’s fastest animal, the cheetah chases down a gazelle like he’s in NASCAR. Or if it is in a zoo and watching a group of hippos devour some watermelons whole.

Well, it’s quite another thing to see animals refusing a meal! Now, that is a sight to see. Don’t miss it in the video above. 

Massive Python Sighting

The YouTube video at the top of this blog post shares footage of a massive python turning food down. The Brian Barczyk YouTube page filmed and then shared this video with over five million subscribers on his channel. He is a dedicated wildlife enthusiast with various animals under his care. His most recent videos of animals are of stingrays, rare reptiles, and koi fish. 

Python Refusing Food

As the video below starts, we see a massive yellow python inside an enclosure. At first thought, we might assume this is the yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) because of the name and color. However, upon closer inspection, we see a Burmese python (Python bivittatus) that is an albino. 

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources states, “Albinism results from cells that can’t produce melanin, the pigment needed to color skin, scales, eyes, and hair. This genetic condition gets passed to offspring when both parents carry the recessive gene. When albinism is present, the animal can appear white or pink.” 

Brian goes to feed his giant python a bunny rabbit. He dangled it in front of this albino Burmese python, and it seemed like this snake was completely uninterested. We see Brian shake the rabbit to entice this python to grab it. Finally, he gently lays the rabbit down between the python’s massive body, and he curls up around this prey. Ready to devour it now. 

How Many Burmese Pythons Are There?

The Burmese python is a formerly recognized subspecies of the Indian python (Python molurus). The Burmese can be found throughout Asia, India, China, and Vietnam. Of course, we know they were also ushered into the United States, specifically in Florida. 

The National Invasive Species Information Center says the Burmese python was introduced by being “Imported to the U.S. for the pet trade; wild populations became established from animals that escaped or were intentionally released.” 

There are only an estimated 30,000 left in their population. According to the IUCN red list, they are vulnerable to extinction. This is why we can see Brian Barczyk is incredibly dedicated to ensuring the well-being of his python.