Fighting Snakes

[OWGEM]

Came across a Northern Watersnake trying to swallow a catfish, could not do it because of the barbs on the fish's sides. Then a second snake came along and grabbed the tail. Then a third snake got into the action. They put on a show until one won and swam off with a fish it could not eat. Photo set here...

Snakes Fighting - a set on Flickr

 

[bhowell34]

Man I hate snakes. Those pictures gave me the chills a little bit. We had a family of snakes at Grissom that were eating all the goose eggs. Gross little creatures

 

[OWGEM]

Look at it this way, if they are eating goose eggs they can't be all that bad!

Man I hate snakes. Those pictures gave me the chills a little bit. We had a family of snakes at Grissom that were eating all the goose eggs. Gross little creatures

 

[goldtrigger]

OWGEM,
Cool pictures!

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Fantastic pictures! That's a one in a million thing to see, let alone photograph. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[kickbacked]

that would be a little frightening to see

 

[Hookeye]

Snakes "over there" aren't frightening.

When you're doing stuff and look down and then notice one....next to your foot or between them, those are the ones that get the heart going

 

[jscottcmby29]

Pretty awsome !!!! I've been outdoors most of my life and have never seen anything like it thanks for sharing

 

[Expat]

Great pics.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

...and again, amazing pictures! That'd be neat to see. I've seen two cotton mouths fighting over a smaller fish in Missouri but we were checking out the water in the river when we saw that and quickly got to a safe distance.

 

[bhowell34]

Look at it this way, if they are eating goose eggs they can't be all that bad!

haha true I hate geese too but snakes just freak me out.

 

[xcalibur]

Fantastic captures.....My boy and I enjoyed these.
Thanks for posting

 

[SmileDocHill]

Those are amazing photo's! As much as I can't stand snakes they are beautiful at the same time.

Something about an animal that has no arms or legs but will fearlessly attack you if it wants to. It is like the "fear the man who only has one gun" kinda thing. If they appear to be at that much of a disadvantage but still act that bad ass they either know what they are doing or are crazy...either way I don't want any part of it.

 

[223 Gunner]

Great set of photo's. Thanks for sharing and posting.

 

[Rey B]

Great shots. I run a Nature Center at CMA's Woodcraft Camp in the summer. We had someone bring one of those in. After identification and a few pics he was returned to the wild. Can't have something that aggressive around the kids. My albino corn snake is perfect for teaching. She is so mellow.

 

[Knife Lady]

I bet you would win a contest with these pictures. They are awesome. I had a snake in my back yard the other day curled up right up against the house. I am afraid of snakes no matter what the size. Thanks for sharing these awesome pics.

 

[WileECoyotee]

Great pictures , thank you for sharing !