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Xenochrophis piscator
This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...
Oh, wow!! That's an amazing thing to see, especially to be able to get a picture of it. Too cool.
Great spotting!! Did you see if the snake got that fish all the way down??
wonderful capture, I have seen snakes eating birds eggs, small rodents and even young birds. I have never seen one with a fish. Thanks for sharing your spotting.
@ Asergio,you are right but he slowed like this only. And interesting thing the way he killed the pray. he caught the fish n came on ground.
Awesome spotting!
Asergio, that's an interesting question. I've seen my pet snake eat her prey (pre-killed fuzzies) the wrong way a few times, tail first. I always thought that was because she's always been fed dead mice and never had to hunt. She seems to have a harder time swallowing them if she starts with the tail end, but sometimes she does it anyway, even when I offer the mouse to her head first.
That is a beautiful photo, and it raises an interesting (for me) question: I know that snakes eat their prey head first, that helps not to be entangled with legs and spines. Do you think this snake will eat this fish from the rear up? It would probably have trouble with the fish's fins, if they don't turn to the front.
Spotted on May 24, 2012
Submitted on May 24, 2012
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