The alligator didn't claw his way out, the snake wouldn't have eaten its meal/alligator until it was dead. From what I understand, a python or any constrictors will not eat their prey until it's dead, they can feel the heartbeat. Looks like the snake was hit by a prop, look at the mangled flesh. Look at 10:00, 3:00, and the center. The media’s full of its own ignorance. Somebody ran over a snake, called some idiot who called some other idiot, who took a picture, and sold it to the AP. Maybe I’m wrong. You could always ask Ron St. Pierre.