While at JenEllen's i July, I went out to walk down to the pond. As I made a turn in the path cut through the brush, I came on a bull snake that had just wrapped itself around a very small rabbit. I stopped immediately and with great curiosity, squatted down to watch the proceedings. I once had a Burmese Python and was quite used to a constrictors feeding process,but had never seen it first-hand in the wild.I am a firm believer in natural processes so I was not going to intervene. After all, a bull snake has to eat sometime,also.

After several minutes the rabbit's squeals had quit,and the snake began to look for the proper end of the rabbit, so as to begin it's meal. At this point I decided to leave,but my standing up startled the snake, and it unwound and crawled into the brush.

I went on with my walk and figured to snake would come back to reclaim it's dinner. When I got back to the house I waited awhile beforesaying anything,but,since Jen IS a Vet., I finally told her about the event. A little later she left the house and then came back with what I thought was somewhat of a downcast look on her face.

If she returns to this thread,I'll let her recount the amazing end to this tale.

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