on warm evenings after sundown I can see from 1 to 4 copperheads
within 100 feet of my house cruising the area. they like to circle the very large oak trees looking for ciccadas. by the time my wife came with the camera this one just swallowed the ciccada but the noncompressible exoskeleton of the bug causes an unusually round lump as compared to a frog or mouse.
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copperhead swallowing a ciccada
coolhl7
Aug 09, 2008 06:58 PM
Replies (2)
Guttersnacks
Aug 11, 2008 09:16 AM
Neat photo! Too bad it was a bit too late. That was a freshly hatched cicada?
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Tom
"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"
coolhl7
Aug 11, 2008 05:19 PM
ciccada looked a bit dark so I am not sure how fresh it was...I didnt see its shed....but I know they eat alot of ciccadas in my area.
