One keen-eyed eagle spotted a snake in the grass and fancying a snack, swooped in for the kill only be met by a venomous cobra.
Eagles have a reputation for killing and eating snakes, even venomous ones but this particular cobra put up a good fight to fend off the hungry predator after a 10-minute battle.
The incudent which took place outside of Bangalore, India, was captured by Vikram Ramesh, an amateur photographer.
Vikram said: “It was great to see the eagle swoop down on its prey, it was so quick and graceful, but deadly at the same time. I thought that it would be over really quickly, but the cobra put up a stiff fight and the two of them were countering each other for at least 10 minutes.
"I think the eagle, despite its reputation, realised after a while that it probably wasn’t going to be making a meal out of this particular snake and fluttered off to find easier preys. The snake was certainly very lucky that day.”
Eagles have a reputation for killing and eating snakes, even venomous ones but this particular cobra put up a good fight to fend off the hungry predator after a 10-minute battle.
The incudent which took place outside of Bangalore, India, was captured by Vikram Ramesh, an amateur photographer.
Vikram said: “It was great to see the eagle swoop down on its prey, it was so quick and graceful, but deadly at the same time. I thought that it would be over really quickly, but the cobra put up a stiff fight and the two of them were countering each other for at least 10 minutes.
"I think the eagle, despite its reputation, realised after a while that it probably wasn’t going to be making a meal out of this particular snake and fluttered off to find easier preys. The snake was certainly very lucky that day.”
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