A nature drama unfolded in Shoham today when numerous dog owners saw a big black snake lying near the town’s regional dog park. The snake was discovered stationary with a similarly stationary porcupine stuck in its mouth.
Aviad Bar, a reptile ecologist with the Nature and Parks Authority, went to the scene and determined that it was a non-venomous snake of the black whip snake types that was attempting to consume a typical porcupine.
“From an analysis of the situation, it can be assumed that the snake tried to devour the porcupine and as soon as it decided to abandon its unusual meal, it realized the magnitude of its mistake,” Bar mentioned.
“The one-way instructions of the porcupine’s quills did not enable the snake to spit out the porcupine and in the end both the porcupine and the snake fulfilled their deaths in the awful encounter.”
Israel is home to 3 types of porcupines. A porcupine’s diet plan consists of bugs, little mammals, birds, and reptiles – consisting of snakes.
Snakes are misconstrued animals
The Nature and Parks Authority explained that the black whip snake is among the most typical snakes in Israel, in addition to being the longest reptile in Israel. It is not poisonous and is thought about helpful for keeping the rodent population in check.
About 41 various types of snakes reside in Israel, the majority of which are not hazardous to human beings. In truth, just 9 types of snakes in Israel are poisonous.
Venomous snakes utilize their venom to paralyze victim while hunting and to resist aggressors, while non-venomous snakes eliminate their victim by swallowing them alive or restricting them to death.
Although snakes are often offered a bad name and related to qualities such as cruelty and shrewd, the fact is a bit various!
Snakes are really essential in preserving the balance of the community in which they live and they are really useful in restricting the expansion of rodents and other insects.
Snakes and porcupines are safeguarded animals in Israel. If you experience an animal in distress, please report it to the Parks and Nature authority by calling *3639 and they will get here to look after the scenario.
