Photo: Snake Eats Fish

A lot to swallow

In Montana's Blackfoot Valley, a snake has a late, and very big lunch this week. Click the photo for a larger image.

By Courtney Lowery, 7-03-08

Allan, one of our favorite guys at Worden’s Market in Missoula, was fishing this week on Monture Creek near the Blackfoot River when he spotted this snake having a (big) bite to eat and snapped the photo.

Allan says when he arrived a the scene, the snake must have just caught the sculpin and the fish was still alive (but looking very sad). The snake swallowed the fish a “short while later.”

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By Courtney Lowery, 7-03-08 | comments (6) | email story | print story

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By jhwygirl, 7-03-08

There's something dark about this.

Was it the beer or the heat getting to you, Courtney?

:-)

By Kai Eiselein, 7-05-08

It's not all that unusual for garter snakes to eat fish :)

By MIlton, 7-07-08

There is a pond near Black eagle dam on the rivers edge trail in Great Falls where i have been watching garter snakes eat the gold fish. Saw the first one about a month ago. Wish i had had a camera.

By Serena, 7-08-08

That sculpin DOES look sad! :-)

By Kai Eiselein, 7-08-08

The fish was probably sad because it knew it would taste better with a little salt, pepper and lemon juice!

By tas_515, 7-11-08

fish's facial expression says it all--better than any emoticon.

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