This snake was out searching for a simple meal. But a simple meal this was not! It caught a child monitor lizard, however the lizard put up one hell of a combat.
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“This sighting just does go to show that we should treasure the little things! Don’t only go looking for what the high-profile animals in the wild are up to, there’s just as much to see when it comes to the smaller creatures, and sometimes – what they get up to can be just as thrilling to witness,” Kristy DeLange instructed Latestsightings.com when sharing her expertise.
“My household and I visited the MalaMala Game Reserve in March and I used to be sitting on the porch, studying a e-book once I heard a noise – the following factor I noticed was a triangle of reptiles! A western yellow-bellied sand snake and a younger monitor lizard have been each biting at one another.
“Neither was prepared to let go and it was definitely going to be a correct battle to the dying for these reptiles. At first, we have been confused as to who the precise hunter was, and who was being hunted. Both creatures had a superb grip and the steadiness of energy appeared to maintain shifting from one to the opposite.
“The rigidity and pleasure grew because the battle wore on and we actually couldn’t inform which of the 2 could be victorious. Even because the battle continued into the second hour, neither was giving up the combat. The suspense was wonderful! The lizard tried to come back again with a second breath just a few instances, however as soon as the snake lastly constricted the lizard and had its grip across the lizard’s snout, there was no getting away.
“The sighting ended with a scrumptious, well-deserved meal for the snake. We were all left completely stunned, watching the snake swallow the monitor whole! It was quite a rare but exciting sighting for us. Typically cats and other high-profile animals get all the attention, and we often forget that all animals, insects and reptiles need to hunt and eat to survive. The lizard was a good size for the snake, so I don’t think he had to eat anything for a few weeks after that!”
