Let’s not forget the snake world. After a massive meal, a python can sleep for several weeks straight. Yes, weeks. Not hours, not days, but weeks. If I ate a whole Thanksgiving turkey in one go, I’d probably need a week, but a python turns that into a lifestyle.
Their digestion is a slow, sluggish process. While the snake is busy breaking down a deer or a pig, it’s basically unconscious. It’s the ultimate “I’m not ignoring you, I’m digesting” excuse. You can’t argue with that level of commitment to post-meal lethargy.
If you’ve ever fallen asleep on the couch after a holiday dinner, you’ve had a tiny taste of the python’s world. The difference is, you wake up with a drool stain. The python wakes up in a different month.