Favoritos de ephofmann
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Garza Morena (Ardea herodias)Observ.
cathybesterDescripción
Great blue heron caught a snake that caught a frog, the heron only wanted the frog and released the snake!
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Martinete Común (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observ.
keramielDescripción
Chowing down on a snake, likely one of the many Northern Watersnakes that frequent the area
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sam_blueDescripción
Observation by Sam Blue and Tyler DeVos on 13 May 2023. Details in DeVos and Bluestein (2024): https://journals.ku.edu/reptilesandamphibians/article/download/21165/20348
SB00154
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Liodytes alleniObserv.
tree__fr0gDescripción
Observation for the snake which is actually a lifer!
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william_demlDescripción
This observation is of the Fish, rather than the Snake that ingested it (listed separately).
My colleagues and I took this photograph of an actual original and unique X-Ray (physical "hard copy") film made in the Emergency Room of the University hospital in which I worked night shifts back in 2002. It was the regional center for medical treatment of snake bites in north central Florida. This Florida Cottonmouth's (Agkistrodon conanti) coiled body, head to tail, can be measured on the original film by laying a piece of string on the image, tracing the course of the backbone. At 58 inches, or 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) then, this a pretty large snake as Water Moccasins go.
What's more, one of the main reasons we X-rayed it at all was that it had clearly recently eaten something. It had a large bulge in it's stomach, down about a third of it's body length, just past its air-filled lungs that are visible on the film as well defined darker shapes. We found the bulge was a big fish with a large blunt bony skull and easily discernable swim bladder, which we thought to be a catfish (though we lacked an Ichthyologist amongst the E.R. staff of course).
I can follow the fish's spine for much of its length in the image, but lose it somewhere along the snake's lung in the extreme right of the picture. There is an interesting and distinct structure visible at the top that looks to me like a bony spine at the front of the dorsal fin. The skull is about 7 centimeters long, and the fin spine about 3 centimeters long, measured directly from the actual film. I don't know whether the loose dense material below the swim bladder represents the fish's stomach contents, or something else in the snake's stomach. The X-Ray film was 11 by 14 inches in size, so the fish must have been roughly around a foot (30 centimeters) long in total. We did not, in any case dissect the snake in the E.R.
My impression at the time was that this was most likely something like a Brown Bullhead, just judging from what I could make out of its size and shape. It would be fascinating to hear from someone more familiar with fish skeletons and anatomy. I am sure identification from an X-Ray is possible, considering what can be done with even fossil remains among experts. I will defer to anyone with more experience reading fish X-rays.
The Radiological Technician that made the actual exposure for us on film, at my request, wrote the details of the exposure for future reference on the film itself, which, though the film suffered damage when it was later stolen from my vehicle inside a locked briefcase and dumped out in a back alley and further mistreated both by the thieves and the weather, I can still read most of what he wrote with a "magic marker":
"40(or 46) MA
1 MAS
56 KV"
Are there any X-Ray Tech's out there who can confirm that that is in fact a good exposure for a big dead snake with enclosed fish?
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Serpiente Marina Bandeada (Laticauda colubrina)Observ.
timcameronDescripción
video footage on youtube
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Culebra Acuática Centroamericana (Thamnophis proximus)Observ.
isaacthelordDescripción
Watched this heron take 20 minutes to choke this poor snake down. In that time, he beat the snake, lost it, promptly caught it again, then tried to orient it correctly for eating. When the bird finally got it, this poor snake wrapped its head around the bird's beak to keep a grip on life.
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Regina grahamiiObserv.
atassinDescripción
This heron flew right over our heads carrying a live writhing snake. I've yet to identify it.
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Culebra Ratonera Gris (Pantherophis spiloides)Observ.
arborsphereDescripción
Ratsnake with a story to tell...
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Escombreras (Género Leptodeira)Observ.
zakwildlifeDescripción
Leptodeira (aff. ornata 2) predating on bolitoglossa lignicolor
Publication-
https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v29i1.17924
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Culebra Listonada Común (Thamnophis sirtalis)Observ.
stazandgazerDescripción
Looks like it was eating a turtle
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Serpiente de Agua del Norte (Nerodia sipedon)Observ.
sambiologyDescripción
Second day of the Urban Wildlife Conference in DC, and I was lucky to go on a field trip to Teddy Roosevelt Island -- what a super interesting place!
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Culebra Verde Lisa (Opheodrys vernalis)Observ.
chalon9Descripción
Snake being eaten by a sandhill crane.
Crane observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138462573
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Grulla Gris (Antigone canadensis)Observ.
chalon9Descripción
Three sandhill cranes along the edge of the road. One of them caught and ate a smooth greensnake.
Snake observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138462588
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Gallareta Americana (Fulica americana)Observ.
kalamurphykingDescripción
White Rock lake, Sunset Bay
4 part story of a coot being taken by a turtle
A Coot Being Pulled Under the Water by a Turtle
I was walking to my car when I heard a commotion in the water and went to see what it was. It looked like a crow or grackle drowning in the water, which did not make sense. I got there with my camera at the end of the struggle. Something was dragging this American Coot under the water.The Last Time the Coot Surfaced Before Disappearing For Good
This was the last time the coot broke the surface of the water before disappearing below for good. I felt terrible watching this, even as I reminded myself it was normal and part of nature. There was a man there watching too, without a camera. We speculated what it could be. Didn't think a snake, part of it would surely have shown above the water. Didn't think there were any crocodiles or alligators at White Rock. My best guess was a large turtle.- After the coot disappeared for the last time, the water was calm for a moment.
At the End, Air Bubbles At the Surface Marked the Death of the Coot
The calmness only lasted a few seconds then the water started to boil with air bubbles coming up. I stayed there another 5 minutes and nothing broke the surface. I went to tell a friend on the pier about it and when I walked back, the other man who had witnessed it told me that I was correct, a large turtle finally came to the surface in the same place the coot went down.
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Culebra Acuática (Thamnophis proximus ssp. orarius)Observ.
txherpbirdDescripción
being eaten by a green heron. 59 degrees F. , overcast
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Garcita Verde (Butorides virescens)Observ.
txherpbirdDescripción
eating a ribbon snake
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Culebra Verde Rugosa (Opheodrys aestivus)Observ.
cynodonDescripción
Observation for the snake.
Observation for the bird: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146664948
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Salamandra Tropical Centroamericana (Oedipina elongata)Observ.
pedro_nahuatDescripción
Ejemplar encontrado durante una práctica de campo con estudiantes de la universidad del sur de Gales.
Individual found during a fieldtrip with students of a university of south Gales.
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sam_blueDescripción
SB00102
This record is for the Worm Snake C. amoenus.
This snake was found partially ejected from the abdomen of a deceased Racer C. constrictor on the roadside.
The record for the predator C. constrictor is iNaturalist ID "155201312" and the link is https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155201312
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sam_blueDescripción
SB00101
DOR
This record is for the Racer C. constrictor.
This snake was found roadside, presumably killed by a vehicle. A Worm Snake C. amoenus was found partially ejected from the abdomen.
The record for the prey C. amoenus is iNaturalist ID "155201509" and the link is https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155201509
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Cascabeles (Género Crotalus)Observ.
reray19Descripción
Crotalus oreganus eating Sauromalus ater
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Culebras Y Parientes (Familia Colubridae)Observ.
bonnieeamickDescripción
being eaten
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Culebra Parda (Storeria dekayi)Observ.
cgkoonceDescripción
Lucky capture of incident. Prey originally thought to be worm but noticed snake later in editing. Not clear if the bird succeeded in consuming it. Snake ID suggested by naturalist friend.
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keyojimboDescripción
different individual from 141267149. Feeding on yellow rumped warbler
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Cascabel de Diamantes Oriental (Crotalus adamanteus)Observ.
josiahFecha
Septiembre 2022
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Serpiente Coralillo de la Sierra Madre del Sur (Micrurus browni)Observ.
matteocassella
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Culebra Listonada Elegante (Thamnophis elegans)Observ.
abouleneinDescripción
Posted on behalf of a friend. The bird is clearly a Great Blue Heron., but we would be interested in thoughts as to what the prey is that it is devouring.
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ericalsfDescripción
Immature Red-shouldered Hawk eating what I believe to be a CA Striped racer
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Culebra Parda (Storeria dekayi)Observ.
thistledewDescripción
Amelanistic or possibly albinistic Dekay’s Brown Snake
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Viuda Negra Norteña (Latrodectus hesperus)Observ.
graysonreneeDescripción
Young widow with baby blackhead snake
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Geco Enano del Oeste (Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus)Observ.
amplex4loveDescripción
Observation for the gecko, not the spider.
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helloimmaxDescripción
Found this lil one which I have never seen a color morph like this for a Mud snake. I determined it to be one based off the visual/physical features such as the “tail spine”, pattern, head/eye shape, as well as a divided anal plate.
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Tortuga Lagarto Norteña (Chelydra serpentina)Observ.
cotinisDescripción
Common Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
Preying on: Eastern Fox Snake - Pantherophis vulpinus
We had seen a Fox Snake basking in this area the day before. Other birders noted its likely fate.
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Culebra Verde Rugosa (Opheodrys aestivus)Observ.
torgos216Descripción
For the prey
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Culebra de Collar del Noroeste (Diadophis punctatus ssp. occidentalis)Observ.
vespidmacro
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Garza Morena (Ardea herodias)Observ.
raymondychooDescripción
Gt blue heron catching a snake. Not sure of name of snake.
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Culebra Acuática Centroamericana (Thamnophis proximus)Observ.
scottholtDescripción
This snake is being carried (and ultimately eaten) by a Great Egret
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Culebra Acuática Centroamericana (Thamnophis proximus)Observ.
philipwoodsccDescripción
Being eaten by black crowned night heron. the snake wrapped itself around some sticks and the heron had a very difficult time getting the snake killed and removed from the stick.
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Culebra Parda de Florida (Storeria victa)Observ.
tom278Descripción
cattle egret - but what snake?
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Culebra Parda de Florida (Storeria victa)Observ.
marykeimDescripción
Orlando Wetlands Park, Orange County, FL, November 2017.
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Culebra Parda de Florida (Storeria victa)Observ.
marykeimDescripción
Orlando Wetlands Park, Orange County, FL, November 2017.
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Culebra Verde Rugosa (Opheodrys aestivus)Observ.
rogerbirkheadDescripción
In gut contents of DOR Black Racer (Coluber constrictor): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111259008
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Mazacuata (Boa imperator)Observ.
briannafurchDescripción
Some snake killing a bat
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Liodytes rigidaObserv.
ashwinvn2Descripción
Caught and consumed by a white ibis
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Topera de San Diego (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)Observ.
caminogirlDescripción
Hawk flying withsnake. Could have been from anywhere in the local area, didn't see him catch it. 2 Hawks were calling out long before I saw this. Were in the trees on the property, flying to different trees an I walked in the area.
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Siren Mayor (Siren lacertina)Observ.
craigjhoweDescripción
Could be a snake, but I think I see pectoral fins.
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Culebra Chirrionera Constrictora (Coluber constrictor)Observ.
kpac7Descripción
Black snake eating a frog
