That's not a Snake. This is a SNAKE

[Bushwhacker]

Beautiful snake... but change that word. I spend hours convincing people they are dry and not at all slimey or slippery

I'm hearing you JD. Much the same at a lot of shows I do where I have to convince people that a ferret is NOT a rat or squirrel.

In fact, a little piece inside of me dies every time someone asks the question.

 

[SouthernCross]

As the snake swallows it's prey, it becomes covered in a thick lubricating coat of saliva that helps it go down. They can regurgitate very quickly by contracting their muscles, and the animal is already in a streamlined shape from the way the snake swallowed it. Larger snakes regurgitate readily even days after feeding if they are caught. Half digested deer being thrown up at you is enough to put most predators off.

Makes interesting viewing

[video=youtube;VryQDsx5Ad8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VryQDsx5Ad8&feature=related[/video]



Kind regards
Mick

 

[JonathanD]

Gross, Cheers Mick. The snake would have had quite large injuries to the skin and mouth to swallow something that large. Not serious as it would soon heal and the snake would not need to eat for several months after. It must have taken it hours to swallow that. Regurgitating it again though would have caused the snake severe damage, so it must have been really stressed for it to have done that.

 

[Ryan Woods]

my voice box is going to run out of the "wow" word if this thread carries on... impressive pics, even if some are improvised!