A Cape Cobra was captured devouring a deadly Puff Adder in a rare encounter.Image:Latest Sightings/Gabbie Hotz.
LOOK: Cobra devours deadly Adder in viral images
In a battle of speed, this Puff Adder, just wasn’t fast enough for the king of snakes, a Cape Cobra in these viral animal images.
A Cape Cobra was captured devouring a deadly Puff Adder in a rare encounter.Image:Latest Sightings/Gabbie Hotz.
In a stunning display of animal cannibalism, a Cape Cobra was captured devouring a deadly Puff Adder in a rare encounter.
Gabi Hotz, a wildlife enthusiast, shared her extraordinary experience on LatestSightings.com.
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CANNIBAL COBRA EATS PUFF ADDER
During the final drive of her two-week safari in Kgalagadi, Hotz and her companions hoped to glimpse a lioness and her cubs.
Though they didn’t find the lions, they encountered a remarkable scene involving a Cape Cobra, a species not commonly spotted on safaris.
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To their amazement, the cobra was not alone—it had captured and was consuming another snake, identified as a deadly Puff Adder.
This extraordinary event unfolded before their eyes, providing a unique opportunity to witness the rare sighting of snake cannibalism.
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“Using our camera and binoculars, we were able to see that the snake was a cobra, and its victim was a deadly Puff Adder,” says Hotz.
“We watched in amazement as the cobra started slowly swallowing the snake, inch by inch! We could see as each muscle of the cobra moved to be able to get this pretty large Puff Adder down.
With its mouth open as wide as it could go, the cobra made it look so effortless as it swallowed the snake whole.”
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