Heron Swallow A Snake Alive
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00:00 Holy shit!
00:07 The great blue heron truly deserves its name.
00:10 This long-legged bird is an excellent hunter, thanks to its amazing patience and stillness.
00:19 Great blue herons love to hunt and catch gophers while they're on land.
00:24 The blue heron is a predator of gophers that has been observed catching them on numerous occasions.
00:31 He is preparing for its next meal.
00:33 This bird walks slowly across the grass, its long legs taking extremely careful steps.
00:40 It slowly stalks a gopher, making sure to be extra careful as to not alert the gopher
00:46 and send it running away.
00:49 The great blue heron finds the perfect distance and stands in place.
00:53 It then leans forward ever so slowly, keeping its gaze locked on the delicious target.
01:00 It takes one quick strike at the gopher and succeeds.
01:04 Now check out this next clip here.
01:07 The heron watches a spot diligently, having a peek around the leaves.
01:12 It moves around a bit more, acting urgently so as to not lose sight of its prey.
01:18 Then, when it gets a good look while standing in a good spot, it stands perfectly still.
01:30 It only remains like this for a short while, then lunges its sharp beak right into the
01:35 water.
01:38 It comes up with very little effort, shockingly carrying a huge largemouth bass fish in its
01:44 beak.
01:45 This catch was incredible, and the effortless hunting skills make it all the more stunning.
01:53 A great blue heron, as one of the birds that eat snakes, will hunt and eat snakes on occasion.
01:59 To catch a snake, a heron will stand still and wait for the snake to slither into range.
02:04 Once the snake is within range, the bird will lash out with its long beak and swallow the
02:09 snake whole.
02:10 But this catch may harm the bird because it is dealing with a venomous creature.
02:15 However, this particular catch was effective because the target was precise to avoid any
02:20 danger, which was the snake's head.
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