Title:

Crimson-breasted Shrike and Western Barred Spitting Cobra

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2023
Abstract:

On the morning of 16 January 2023 I heard the alarm call of a Crimsonbreasted Shrike in a Ringwood Tree (Maerua schinzii) in front of our chalet in the Okaukuejo Resort, Etosha National Park. After investigating, I saw a baby Western Barred Spitting Cobra (Zebra Snake) in a crevice at the bottom of the tree trunk. I immediately went to look for help to capture the snake, to be released outside the perimeter fence. When I got back, the shrike had caught the snake. It took flight with the snake dangling from its beak and landed on a branch, where the bird continued with the "killing process".

Series:
Lanioturdus
Issue:
56
Number:
4
Pages:
18
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section
Language:
en

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