Corn Snake Swallows Mouse Alive Feet First
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- As the title says, this mouse meets its demise somewhere within my pet corn snake, Quetzal.
Before anyone asks: Yes, she knows how to constrict prey when necessary. This prey was not a threat, so constriction wasn't needed. Yes, she did eat the other two mice, but I didn't get those on camera. No, I don't always feed her this much, but I was going on a vacation soon after, so I gave her a little extra to eat.
That little smile on her face when she finishes swallowing him is so adorable it almost makes you forget what just happened 😊😅
It looks so warm and wet sliding down that snake.
I just want to slip inside
This is incredible! It's a real achievement for a snake to swallow a mouse the wrong way and very impressive to watch. Thanks for managing to film this and share it with us, esspecially managing to film the mouses head going down the snakes throat like that, wow!
Shame about the very blurry quality when you tried to get up close tho, could just make out what is going on.
I hope you manage to catch your corn snake gulping more mice whole and alive like this.
Thanks! When I saw the footage for the first time, I was really frustrated for not knowing how to focus properly. I have another similar video, but this time, the lighting wasn't as nice (ruclips.net/video/pJfGCE4hn1c/видео.html). Ah, well...
She always swallows the baby mice alive, though I do mostly feed her adult mice or rat pups because they are more nutritious.
Eventually she'll devour one like this again for us to see.
Cool feeding! And beautiful snake!!
why do you call the mouse unfortunate? It got a free home in a snake for the rest of its entire life.
Unfortunate in that it was born a feeder mouse and only got to live a couple of days. As far as potential ways to go, this mouse was pretty fortunate, in my opinion.
Do you know the size (length, weight, whatever) of your snake? This is very interesting, and I wonder if something similar would happen with a larger snake and larger prey.
This video is actually about a year old, and at the time, she was getting close to 4 feet in length. I don't have a scale to measure weight.
This is the preferred method for snakes if it can be done safely. The reason being that constriction actually takes a lot of energy. So to answer your question, theoretically, yes. However, most larger prey would be too dangerous (teeth, claws, etc...), and the snake is smart enough to know when to constrict.
I am hoping to hatch some quail eggs in the future to vary the diet a bit more. They are a little bigger prey than this mouse, but also very docile. I am curious what will happen.
@@MontagnaMagica Hmm, interesting. Well I look forward to that.
Oh that poor mouse..
I think the mouse is pretty fortunate, it gets to stop being a silly mouse and become part of a beautiful snake.
It was a very lucky little being indeed! ☺️
@@MontagnaMagica If I was mouse sized I would love to contribute to such a beautiful creature. Would you let me?
@@nicorico1702 Quetzal would happily gobble up any living thing that's the right size for her. 😋
@@MontagnaMagica Being a part of her would be so amazing, slowly digesting in her would be an upgrade for anyone.
Congrats on reaching 100 subs
Thank you. I guess I am a professional RUclipsr now! 😂
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Precious! How ofthen does she eat? Also, she doesn't kill it first. She surely likes her meat to be fresh haha
Literally can't get any fresher than still alive!
On average, she eats once a week, but I just go based on her behavior to decide when it's time to eat and how much.
@@MontagnaMagica Exactly!! And thanks for the info. I hope to see her eating again, hehe. Maybe give her a chick next time? I wonder if she wouldn't kill it first either... mmmm, fresh poultry!
@@ParietalCell1492 Hopefully! I have been looking into ways to vary her diet a bit more. Even though a corn snake technically could live off of 100% mice, I want her to try some other prey too. In fact, I already have an incubator for quail eggs, and a feeder gecko is currently en route.
@@MontagnaMagica Amazing! Baby quails should be great food, hehe. Make sure to let us see it when she gets to eat them, hehe. I'm subbing to your channel 😉
Also, I'm curious: the warmer the place where she lives, the faster her metabolism will get, and the more she'll eat, is this right?
@@ParietalCell1492 Thanks for the sub, and I appreciate the kind words. I'll be happy to share video if it's interesting enough.
To answer your question, yes, snakes need the warmth to keep their metabolism in working order. I suppose you are correct, in theory, and I do live in a very warm climate, but I regulate the temps at least somewhat. Neither of us wants to live in oppressive heat constantly!
Is that your snake? 🤔
Yes. ☺️ Her name is Quetzal. I adopted her in 2019 from a co-worker that was moving and couldn't take her snake.
@@MontagnaMagica 😀 I like her. She's cute when she smiles. And very gentle with you.
@@kou2907 Dont bother with him. He is having a vore fetish
These recent videos are amazing! I hope you'll keep uploading your feedings
Thank you, and you bet I will!