Gartersnake swallowing a green frog

[Zach Cava]

Cool find from yesterday in Connecticut:


Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) eating Northern Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans melanota) by Zachary Cava, on Flickr

[Jeff]

Exhibit A: One of the sad sounds of the Louisiana swamp is the scream of small Rana clamitans being swallowed feet-first by Western Ribbon Snakes.

Evidently it is not restricted to the South.

Jeff

[Zach Cava]

interesting; this one was silent

[Ronquillo08]

Hi Jeff,

What part of Louisiana are you from. My family is from South Plaquemines, but I grew up in Chalmette.

[Jeff]

What part of Louisiana are you from. My family is from South Plaquemines, but I grew up in Chalmette

I've lived in Baton Rouge for 25 years, but came here from California and other parts west, including western Washington (not Seattle).

Jeff

[BillMcGighan]

Zach, Good pic.
I really like natural history shots that capture wild activity.

In retrospect, I think every time I've found a rep of Natricidae eating a frog or toad, except on a roadway, was because the amphib was screaming! This makes your observation even more special.

[Zach Cava]

Zach, Good pic.
I really like natural history shots that capture wild activity.

In retrospect, I think every time I've found a rep of Natricidae eating a frog or toad, except on a roadway, was because the amphib was screaming! This makes your observation even more special.

wow! yeah this frog was surprisingly calm; seemed to have accepted its fate.