I think the feathers would pass through the snake undigested. I saw a black rat snake pass undigested feathers. It had been seen previously hanging around where some birds had their nests.
Actually, the snake tried to get rid of many of them. Those feathers don't come from the chicks. The parents seem to have "feathered their nest" with discarded plumage (many of those feathers were bigger than the adult birds, so obviously they scavenged them.) A few times did you notice the snake seems to chew on the roof of the nest? I think it was trying to scrape out all those extra feathers
There were a lot more babies in that nest than I thought there were! Snakes have to eat too, and they help keep the population in check. Poor mom and dad are going to have to start over now! Great footage though!
we have some bushes about 4' in height in our front yard that the birds nest in, I also own a ball python and a few non-venomous snakes as well that love little defenseless chicks. My coach whip (Red racer) loves it when I feed it live meals of Morning Dove chicks or finch Chicks.But he never has a shortage of common sparrows. My coast Gardner Snake loves those little pesty House sparrows. My Python will eat Live food But he's Not used to it and rodents (his food) has teeth that can hurt him ans since I breed him I don't want him hurt. Great video, thanks!!
@@dancindavey1515 Actually, the parent birds didn't have a chance. Did you see the size of the birds compared to that snake? It would be like you going up against Godzilla. Go for the eyes? Those eyes are covered by a hard shell and there's otherwise no other vulnerable spot. Attacking an eye would bring Momma closer to the mouth that could catch and swallow her almost easily as it swallowed the chicks. In fact, I think the snake was considering at one point, but the parents wisely stayed away. Maybe they were trying to lure it away, and that's the only defense they had.
Charles Haines Actually, I wasn't being all that serious. Glad the snake had a fine dinner. Wonder if the feathers tickled his tonsils? ( don't reply, I'm just f'n around). I'm just acting like a snake in the grass.
Wow! That brood was so much larger than I expected from what was visible at the nest opening. And all those loose feathers... here I complain if I find a single cat hair in my food.
I thought after the 1st 2 that the rest got lucky but it decided to bang U turn. On another note, that nest must have a big basement because I didnt think there was any way possible there would be 6 chicks in there. The snake must have thought the same thing at first, too.
It's amazing the snake didn't choke, or gag, on what it was eating, with all those feathers, when there wasn't anything for it to drink in the immediate vicinity.
The little bird just kept going ''chirp chirp chirp! Help help help! " And the snake kept on devouring it alive while it cries for it's mommy and daddy's rescue. I just witnessed a snake eat an entire family of kids And I'm high as fuck! .
This is exactly what the IRS does to small business! They slide in when the owner is at lunch and them pillage the place because your employees are prey.
This snake looks like a puppet made out of rubber and those eyes since snakes don’t blink makes its more looks like a puppet trying to eat like the Cookie Monster om-yum-yum!
Tragic to be that 4th bird...oh god theirs a 5th fucking bird in their wtf And he’s still moving his beak while being chewed on 😥😰 did he just get a 6th one or is that the same one. Nope. It’s number 6
Because feral cats are an invasive species in every region on planet Earth. This E. carinata (the king rat snake) is native to China, and is a natural predator -- not an invasive species that likes to kill for fun, but rather to survive.
Oh yeah!! Life is definitely fair. (Sarcasm 101) Side note,I wonder if there were 20 birds there would that snake try to eat them all or would he actually be full and stop.Seems like he kept going strictly cause they were there.
am i the only one who's hoping a hawk would come and attack the snake then eat it? and the hawk be like while eating the snake: how does it feel being eaten alive?
