World’s hottest scientist finds alligator inside 18ft snake – then considerations followers

A woman the Daily Star named the world’s hottest scientist has returned to social media after a hiatus – and her comeback video left fans seriously concerned.

Rosie Moore is the biologist beauty based in Florida who shares her wild and wonderful life with her 206,000 Insta followers – dubbing herself an ecologist in apex predator research, a master free diver and scuba diver, and the director of the Snake Conservation & Bite Awareness Foundation.

She was recently AWOL on socials and having before shared that she came down with dengue fever after being “savaged by 1,000 bites”, fans thought her absence may have been due to her health.

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However, Moore let her followers know that she was A-OK and would be “back herping” soon. She has now fulfilled her promise as she’s back doing just that, although she probably didn’t expect to stumble across a beheaded 18ft python.

In her latest Instagram post Moore reveals she immediately knew the massive snake had eaten an alligator whole, and that it had been decapitated because it’s a legal requirement to euthanise Burmese python if you’re unfortunate enough to come across one.

“It’s not everyday you see an 18ft python that’s eaten an alligator but in Florida it’s becoming a bit more common,” Moore narrated the video. “Burmese pythons are invasive in Florida and can take down very large prey, this had led to a very serious decrease in mammal populations.

“And before you ask no it did not die from eating the alligator, it actually died from being decapitated by the people who found it because it’s a legal requirement to euthanise Burmese pythons.”

Hundreds of people then flooded the comment section with facts and questions surrounding the grisly encounter.

“Snakes have a very low oxygen requirement and can suffer for hours after being decapitated”, wrote one clued-up fan. Moore replied: “Correct! I made a comment earlier on this post on the correct way to euthanize. The people that euthanized this one didn’t know better.”

Another actually criticised her: “Hi, ok, so I grasp the concept of invasive and understand this this species in particular is decimating native populations of other animals… but… decapitation is not euthanasia.

“The etymology of that word, and the conceptualization of it, is ‘easy death’, or ending suffering. There are humane ways to depopulate invasive species, this ain’t it.”

Moore then clarified: “Hi! I’ve actually stated in several comments that decapitation is not the appropriate method for snakes and that this was done by a citizen and turned into our research lab.”

One fan was more concerned about the alligator, asking: “Is the Alligator Ok?” To which Rosie rather bluntly remarked: “If it helps you sleep at night, yes”.

Meanwhile, Moore previously shared her thoughts on repeatedly being dubbed “the world’s hottest scientist” after the Star gave her the title.

Taking to Instagram, she spoke to the camera and initially complained about the “insane” number of articles that have been published about her over the last two years.

“The first year this was going on I didn’t really share any of these ‘World’s Hottest Scientist’ articles,” she said. “I didn’t want people to have that perception of me, especially as I had a lot of serious researchers following me. People also feel OK to comment on my appearance.

“I thought it’d ruin my career, when the first ‘world’s hottest’ headline came out I cried because I thought they were interviewing me on something serious.”

However, the influencer went on to speak about the positives her new-found exposure has brought. “But I’ve had a lot of girls writing to me and saying ‘I want to be like you’ and many tabloids calling me a real-life Lara Croft,” she said.

“I’ve learned to lean into it – when is a scientist ever called hot? You’re probably thinking Velma from Scooby Doo, or just nerdy, unattractive women. So what’s the harm in making science appealing to young girls?

“Let’s make science hot. It’s also given me this platform to advocate for animals that people don’t like, like sharks.” Read the full story here.

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