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An Anatomy of a Kill

Susan

Go Ahead, Make My Day!
The Sudden Attack!

All successful kills must start with the initial unexpected attack. A good predator knows this and waits for just the right moment when it's quarry's attention is elsewhere. This helpless prey was busy writing a weight in a notebook when the attack occurred.

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The Capture

Once the experienced killer has made her first bite, the next move is to start the actual capture itself. A prey as large as this one must be subdued quickly before it escapes. As it was, this victim managed to make it into the other room to obtain a small box-like item it ineffectively used to try to blind it's attacker.

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The First Taste

Once the killer has adequately subdued it's prey, it must determine if it is actually something it wishes to devour. A predator has to be very careful as an undercooked or spoiled meal may lead to indigestion and the Pepto bottle is virtually impossible to open due to the childproof cap.

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The Better Grip

This particular predator soon realized that her prey was struggling too much and that she needed a much better grip if she wished to keep her meal from escaping. She therefore quickly maneuvered into the crushing "Figure Eight" hold which she knew would soon leave her victim completely helpless.

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The Intimidation

At this point, the vicious killer uttered a terrifying hiss, a tactic she knew would paralyze her prey with fear.

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The Calm Squeeze

Confident in her forth-coming victory, our killer calmly tightens her grip around her hapless victim, who is at this point, uttering guttural sounds that oddly sound very similar to giggles.

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The Weakening of the Prey

As the blood flow is slowly constricted and the tissues are deprived of oxygen, our defenseless victim weakens, it's struggling slowly ceases.

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The Exam

The cold-hearted killer, sensing it's prey's demise, cautiously examines it's meal, making sure that there is no life, and therefore, no potential threat of injury to itself.

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The Savoring

With an almost evil glee, our killer slowly and purposefully savors the full flavor of the kill.

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Down To Business

The drama completed and the battle won, our predator settles down to fully enjoy her hard-fought reward.

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What's unfortunate is that you may need to euthenize that particular snake since it clearly was unable to identify its prey item as "The Claw"!!! Clearly deficient in intelligence and therefore would not survive along normal evolutionary standards.

I can help if you'd like. I'll PM my address! ;)
D80
 
I don't have _any_ corns that would try that! Just the tri-color hoggy and Noah the BOA!!! Those are really cute pics!!!
 
What's unfortunate is that you may need to euthenize that particular snake since it clearly was unable to identify its prey item as "The Claw"!!! Clearly deficient in intelligence and therefore would not survive along normal evolutionary standards.

I can help if you'd like. I'll PM my address! ;)
D80

Sorry Brent, but as you can see, this girl is quite attached to me and I simply couldn't part with her!
 
good one! silly snake. maybe this one prefers f/t humans.

Those are a bit hard to come by. Maybe try human-scenting to get the vicious animal to eat the slightly more common f/t mice.

On a more serious note
Great pics! Quite the personality that ones got.
 
Neat pictures and funny write up, great stuff, Susan..:)

I also have few year olds that would bite me gently thinking my fingers are food.. lol

Cheers,
 
Oh noes! you're dooooooooomed! Once they've tasted human blood, there's no stopping them! XD

Ooooh my gosh that is the cutest thing ever. <3
 
She's beautiful. Great pictures. :)
She reminds me of my 2 yr old okeetee. She likes to hold onto my hand with a death grip and examine all of my fingers with her teeth. It's funny for now, but probably won't be when her teeth get bigger. ;)
BTW, Is your girl an Anery?
 
What's unfortunate is that you may need to euthenize that particular snake since it clearly was unable to identify its prey item as "The Claw"!!! Clearly deficient in intelligence and therefore would not survive along normal evolutionary standard
D80

OMG!!! :rofl: That was my first thought. That silly serpent attacked the Claw
I am glad you survived. Even though there was no blood. You must still undergo treatment for that injury.
 
What is so brilliant about this whole episode is that it could be used as an educational tool to demonstrate exactly how a constrictor would go about getting a meal. Well Done Susan. The naration is of a jovial nature but clearly gets a point across to the reader.

Ciao
 
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