The snake struggled with the fish for some time.
It turned on its side to make it easier to swallow the fish.
Drummond's False Pennyroyal (Hedeoma drummondii)
| Another scorching hot day at Oak Point, with the constant drone of thousands of singing cicadas. This one is a Bush Cicada (Tibicen dorsatus). | |
| This young Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) was being fed by its parents. | |
| The small pond along Old Morton Vale Road, now covered in algae and shrinking daily, was very active this morning. A Green Heron (Butorides virescens) was watching a Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer) devour a large fish, maybe a carp. | |
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | |
| Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer) The snake struggled with the fish for some time. |
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| Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer) It turned on its side to make it easier to swallow the fish. |
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| This caught the attention of a young Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) who was also hunting along the water's edge. | |
| A mother Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) with a small duckling watched nervously. | |
| Eventually the snake swallowed most of the fish and returned to the water. | |
| Giant Robber Fly (Promachus hinei) | |
| Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) female | |
| Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) male | |
Drummond's False Pennyroyal (Hedeoma drummondii) |
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| White Prairie-Clover (Dalea multiflora) | |
| Narrow-leaf Gayfeather (Liatris mucronata) | |
| Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) | |
| Inornate Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta inornatalis) | |
| Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) | |
| Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis) female | |
| Hummingbird Clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) | |
| Hummingbird Clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) | |