Fighting rat snakes (Animals)

by dan, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 10:33 (4233 days ago)

I'll get around to making a proper blog posting with relevant videos and pictures some time in the near future. In the meantime, here are the links to media files of the snake encounter:

Links:

Video 1: http://formosahut.com/video/snakesmating_480x360.html. You can download a higher resolution avi at http://formosahut.com/video/snakesmating.avi .

Video 2: http://formosahut.com/video/snakesmating2_480x360.html . You can download a higher resolution avi at http://formosahut.com/video/snakesmating2.avi.

Directory listing of pictures: (right click to download or just click on files): http://formosahut.com/snakes/. I got some pretty good shots with my cheapo camera. There are two folders under this folder that contain all the raw images and video I got of the event.

Fighting rat snakes

by dulan drift ⌂, Monday, May 06, 2013, 11:37 (4220 days ago) @ dan

amazing video! the question is, why do snakes seem to follow you? you're becoming an accidental snake expert.

Fighting rat snakes

by dan, Friday, May 10, 2013, 08:45 (4216 days ago) @ dulan drift

Yea, good question. One friend pointed out that these snakes are beneficial in the sense that they will eat venomous snakes, in addition to, one would assume, rats. They must be at the top of the food chain on this property after us, and I'm not even sure about the 'after us'.

Fighting rat snakes

by dulan drift ⌂, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:02 (4205 days ago) @ dan

i assume they couldn't take down an adult venomous snake, but maybe eat the young - which is still useful. anyway, looks like they are breeding on your property - hope to see you post some snake pornography soon.

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