A wild moment for a group of runners is attracting attention online. Gunnar B shared photos of the time he and a group of friends were running together and came across a unique sight: a snake devouring another snake.
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The winning snake was a California kingsnake, a non-venomous species known for preying on other snakes, including other kingsnakes. The losing snake? A venomous rattlesnake.
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“While running with friends we stumbled upon a beautiful California King Snake. Always a treat to see,” wrote Gunnar in his Instagram post sharing the photos. “However, we immediately realized there was another snake in its mouth! As we took a closer look we saw it was devouring a Rattle Snake. Something you don’t get to see often.”
See the trail runners’ photos of a snake eating another snake here:
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