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Thamnophis sauritus sackenii
I was walking on a boardwalk preserve and could hear a cry coming from the woods. It sounded like a kitten mewing, I was hopeful it was a baby panther. But I scanned for the direction of the sound and it was coming from almost eye level. I saw then a green tree frog dangling by one knee in a tree snakes mouth. I thought it had a chance of escaping since it was barely caught, but I was captivated by seeing for the first time ever a snake eating its prey in the wild. It was quite a beautiful thing despite having to hear the frog call out. I felt quite privileged to see such an everyday event that is not so commonly seen. I was happy for the snake having successfully caught it's meal. And happier for the beautiful pictures that captured this rare sighting.
Spotted on Feb 1, 2009
Submitted on Sep 22, 2012
5 Comments
Thank you Maria!
Great spotting!
Thank you Noel!
Great spot!
Excellent, thank you Janson! I wasn't positive it was a yellow rat snake, I'm no snake expert, this forum is very helpful because of people like you. And I wish you were there too, I want to share it with anyone who would be as fascinated by it as I was.