Stomach-churning moment snake throws up frog three-times its size

Stomach-churning moment snake throws up frog three-times its size

  • The one-and-a-half ft snake was reportedly spotted by a farmer in his backyard 
  • Incident took place at a village in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India   
  • Terrified farmer called a snake rescuer, Akash Jadhav, to catch the reptile 

This is the stomach-churning moment a tiny snake regurgitates a massive frog in India.

The snake, a green keelback, managed to hunt and swallow the giant India bullfrog frog before deciding it was too much to stomach.   

The one-and-a-half ft snake was reportedly spotted by a farmer in his backyard at a village in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.

The snake started to regurgitate its prey and a huge six-inch long frog came out of its mouth

Thinking that the snake was venomous the terrified farmer called a snake rescuer, Akash Jadhav, to catch the reptile.

Jadhav spotted a huge bulge in the snake’s stomach and noted that it couldn’t move freely. It soon became clear why.   

The snake started to regurgitate its prey and astonished villagers watched a huge six-inch long frog came out of its mouth.

The snake was reportedly one-and-a-half feet long while Indian bullfrog was six inches long

The snake was reportedly one-and-a-half feet long while Indian bullfrog was six inches long

The tiny snake was dwarfed by the huge India bullfrog. Snake was captured and then released

The tiny snake was dwarfed by the huge India bullfrog. Snake was captured and then released

Jadhav identified the snake as a green keelback and told the villagers that it was not venomous at all.

‘Snakes turn sluggish after feeding. If they feel threatened, they throw up their meal to escape quickly,’ said Jadhav, who handled the snake during the video. 

He put the snake in a bag and released it later in a nearby forest.

The video comes as hospitals in India are readying anti-venom as flood waters leave behind a glut of snakes. 

Flood victims returning home in the Indian state of Kerala have been told to stay alert as receding waters give rise to the risk of being bitten.   

Local media reports warned that snakes may be “hiding in cupboards” or under carpets, among clothes or inside washing machines in homes previously submerged by floods, reported Channel News Asia.

 

 

 

 

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