What would make a snake try to swallow a frog far too large? And what would make the frog commandeer the snake when only its head was sticking out from the snakes mouth? Global warming? I don’t think so, although that seems to be the pat answer these days for any natural (meaning non-human…) occurrence in any way out of the ordinary.
Ponder these questions as you watch this unbelievable video (which claims that another frog rescued his friend):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhLgR1Injl4&feature=related
Around eight minutes into the video, it gets absolutely surreal.
Moral?
Enjoy nature, until nature bites you in the ass!
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4 responses to “Enjoy nature!”
That gives a whole new meaning to “it’s so close I can taste it!”
I don’t think that frog was too large for the snake. They dislocate their jaws for that reason. But the other frog attacking was pretty cool.
I’m betting the other frog was just defending his territory from what he thought was an invading frog.
Sorry to buzzkill.
Good point Bob. Simple amphibian territoriality is a more likely explanation than anthropomorphic silliness about frogs defending other frogs.