This picture was captured few months back by my reader. It's the carcasses of a Python and a Biawak. It was found at the back of his Swiftlet farm below the Entrance hole. Who would have ever thought of this? No one could ever imagine this would happen.
Through observation, the Python had eaten a Biawak. Unfortunately, the sharp claws of the Biawak pierced through the stomach of the Python as the result both predator and prey die.
The Biawak is not 100% dead when the Python swallows it. It probably passes out during strangulation. After awhile inside the Python stomach, the Biawak must have woken up and start to move and struggle. Its claws must have torn open the Python stomach.
Before my reader discovered this, the growth of his Swiftlet farm stagnated. Initially, the first year the growth was good. Within 3-4 months of operation, it has about 40-50 nests.
Thereafter, it recorded a slow growth. He had tried almost everything to trap the predator but to no avail. He has suspected Rats, Owls, and lizards but after doing the pest control, the stagnation remains.
I told him, sometimes the stagnation of growth it is not necessary caused by rats, Owls, and lizards. It could be other things. Sometimes the presence of a big snake or a big Biawak ( like the above picture) would have the same effect. Their presence would deter the Swiftlet from staying and building nests.
This proved to be correct. After the dead of the Python and Biawak his Swiftlet farm registered a double-digit healthy growth.
Anything could happen in a Swiftlet farm. You will never know until you see it yourself.
Good Swiftlet Farming All!
