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Amazing video: Red-bellied black snake fights brown snake
Ben Harvy, The Advertiser
February 12, 2017 7:32pm
WHEN a red-bellied black snake is hungry, not even the world's second-most-venomous land snake can escape the menu.
On Saturday Sean Shaw captured footage on his phone of a red-bellied black snake chasing down and digesting a brown snake on a dirt road near Myponga.
In the video the red-bellied black snake, with a more-than-handy size advantage, clamps down on the smaller reptile, injecting its venom.
The brown snake tries desperately to retaliate, but cannot penetrate the scales of its hunter, despite trying again and again.
Mr Shaw ? who used to work for Adelaide Snake Catchers ? said he first saw the red-bellied black chase the brown snake over the road as he drove past, and stopped to film the fight.
?After about a 20-minute tussle the red-bellied black snake eventually was able to swallow the brown snake,? he said.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/282.jpgThe red-bellied black snake clamps down on the brown snake. Picture: Sean Shaw
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/283.jpgThe brown snake tries to fight back. Picture: Sean Shaw
?The whole episode took maybe half an hour.
?When we left the brown snake was about half swallowed but (the red-bellied) seemed to have stalled!?
While shocking, snake catcher Corey Renton, from Snakeaway Services, says it's not that uncommon.
?Red-bellies are actually reptile eaters,? Mr Renton said.
?Brown snakes much prefer rodents while red-bellies eat frogs and lizards, they live in dams and creeks naturally.?
Red-bellied black snakes are dangerous to humans but their bites are not usually life threatening.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/284.jpgThe red-bellied black takes his victory spoils. Picture: Sean ShawOriginally published as Battle of the snakes: Who will win? (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/amazing-video-redbellied-black-snake-fights-brown-snake/news-story/a1821a7996e53554115eee8467dced60)
Amazing video: Red-bellied black snake fights brown snake
Ben Harvy, The Advertiser
February 12, 2017 7:32pm
WHEN a red-bellied black snake is hungry, not even the world's second-most-venomous land snake can escape the menu.
On Saturday Sean Shaw captured footage on his phone of a red-bellied black snake chasing down and digesting a brown snake on a dirt road near Myponga.
In the video the red-bellied black snake, with a more-than-handy size advantage, clamps down on the smaller reptile, injecting its venom.
The brown snake tries desperately to retaliate, but cannot penetrate the scales of its hunter, despite trying again and again.
Mr Shaw ? who used to work for Adelaide Snake Catchers ? said he first saw the red-bellied black chase the brown snake over the road as he drove past, and stopped to film the fight.
?After about a 20-minute tussle the red-bellied black snake eventually was able to swallow the brown snake,? he said.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/282.jpgThe red-bellied black snake clamps down on the brown snake. Picture: Sean Shaw
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/283.jpgThe brown snake tries to fight back. Picture: Sean Shaw
?The whole episode took maybe half an hour.
?When we left the brown snake was about half swallowed but (the red-bellied) seemed to have stalled!?
While shocking, snake catcher Corey Renton, from Snakeaway Services, says it's not that uncommon.
?Red-bellies are actually reptile eaters,? Mr Renton said.
?Brown snakes much prefer rodents while red-bellies eat frogs and lizards, they live in dams and creeks naturally.?
Red-bellied black snakes are dangerous to humans but their bites are not usually life threatening.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/284.jpgThe red-bellied black takes his victory spoils. Picture: Sean ShawOriginally published as Battle of the snakes: Who will win? (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/amazing-video-redbellied-black-snake-fights-brown-snake/news-story/a1821a7996e53554115eee8467dced60)