Comments | aroraborealis: snake snack

aroraborealis

snake snack

Feb 01, 2010 16:05

My mom sent me some pictures this morning. ( There's a snake behind this cut: )

nature wins

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catya February 1 2010, 21:44:55 UTC

that's a fabulous series of pictures

signsoflife February 1 2010, 21:45:21 UTC

That's so awesome. Were these taken in Montana? Do you know what kind of snake it is? How big is the snake? How long did it take?

You totally cheered up a couple of bio geeks this afternoon. . .

signsoflife February 1 2010, 21:48:20 UTC

And I just looked up "How do snakes breathe while eating?" and found this great answer.

signsoflife February 1 2010, 21:52:34 UTC

(and can I just say my labmate was all, "poor snake! I hope it's all right!")

srl February 1 2010, 22:08:16 UTC

Neat photos. The Montana Field Guide suggests that it's probably a gophersnake.

dbang February 1 2010, 22:30:32 UTC

Wow.

I can't make out what was getting eaten. A super large rat? An armadillo? A possum?

signsoflife February 1 2010, 22:32:25 UTC

It's a monitor lizard.

dbang February 1 2010, 22:34:56 UTC

Ahhhh.

*shudder* I think that pic is going to give me nightmares. The way the snake's skin stretched out? Ew ew ew ew.

(I've never had a problem watching snakes eat, but I've never watched one eat something quite THAT much bigger than its head.)

minerva42 February 1 2010, 22:47:49 UTC

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.