How Not To Feed Your Snake (Graphic)!

[Thalasuchus]

To me it looked like from the time it constricted to actual death time was 30 sec.

Which is faster than asphyxiation, and lest we forget the origin of this thread, much faster than being chewed to death by something that doesn't know how to kill efficiently. That mouse might as well have been chewing on a log with no goal in mind but to wear down its teeth, fill its belly and pass time. Like others have said (and I think I already said) it would've taken hours for that BP to die from its horrific injuries.

[Yamitaifu]

Which is faster than asphyxiation, and lest we forget the origin of this thread, much faster than being chewed to death by something that doesn't know how to kill efficiently. That mouse might as well have been chewing on a log with no goal in mind but to wear down its teeth, fill its belly and pass time. Like others have said (and I think I already said) it would've taken hours for that BP to die from its horrific injuries.

This about sums it up. Its just as if you were laying on your deathbed. You either have the choice to a quick death, one that the rodent would have: set one by the crushing of blood vessels, crushed bones or if that all fails, asphyxiation. Or you can die a slow, painful death, the death that the snake had. Being slowly torn apart while still alive.

The mouse will normally (i say normally because there are exceptions) be killed in under a minute. The snake on the other hand will be alive for hours.

As you have said fishdip, you are a hunter. You know how important it is to get a clean shot at an animal. You want to get a shot that will drop it dead instantly or within seconds. You wouldnt want the animal to suffer, atleast i know i wouldnt. The snake has the ability and has adapted to kill a mouse or rat quickly. A much more humane way to die than being chewed apart


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