A stomach-churning video has emerged of a six-foot-long python swallowing a live peacock in a forest area of Sri Lanka.

The incident took place at Yala National Park on May 26, 2017.

Visuals show the python strangulating the bird to suffocate it to death and proceeding to swallow the whole bird.

A stomach-churning video has emerged of a 6-feet-long python swallowing peacock in a forest area of Sri Lanka.

The incident took place at Yala National Park on May 26, 2017.

Visuals show the python strangulating the bird to suffocate it to death.

Following this, it proceeds to swallow the whole bird.

Locals watch in bewilderment as the reptile finishes devouring the lunch.

Pythons are large reptiles that constrict their preys and are known for their ambitious appetite.

Thanks to their divided lower jawbone, which allows the elastic ligament holding the mandible to spread beyond comprehension, snakes can get their mouth around their prey while simultaneously constricting the animal and shoving it inside.

Then, their powerful digestive enzymes and adaptive metabolism help efficiently convert their dinner into fuel for possibly months.