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Old 09-21-2013, 10:48 AM
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Default Snake dining on Frog

I heard some weird croaking like a frog but high pitch more like a squealing not like a frog. I looked down and this frog was about half ingested and within a few minutes totally gone.

Does anyone recognize this critter?
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Old 09-21-2013, 11:31 AM
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southern square nose frog strangler, very dangerous!
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Old 09-21-2013, 11:38 AM
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Looks like a Northen water snake. The Brown water snake has similiar hour glass markings like a Copperhead...both type water snakes are common in Tn and harmless....except to frogs!
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Old 09-21-2013, 12:30 PM
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I will say northern as well. I have spooked one with a bluegill half hanging out of his mouth. He looked like a cobra!
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Old 09-21-2013, 01:04 PM
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I was watching a smaller one eyeball some minnows in a tiny pool of water and I blinked my eye and the empty mouth was then full of minnow. Faster than magic trick.
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Old 09-21-2013, 07:44 PM
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They are pretty cool to watch...here's one I took a photo of in Old Hickory last summer.


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Old 09-22-2013, 07:09 AM
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Looks like a Northen water snake. The Brown water snake has similiar hour glass markings like a Copperhead...both type water snakes are common in Tn and harmless....except to frogs!
No doubt it is a northern water snake. Southerners always fry frogs before eating them.
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Old 09-22-2013, 06:16 PM
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Dont let PETA see that pic.....they will sue you for not saving the frog! lol
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Old 09-23-2013, 01:14 PM
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Nice pic!

Here ya go, better than National Geographic:

http://www.landinglunkers.com/2007/0...has-a-bad-day/
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