The video shared by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shows the animal briskly eating a snake. The scene was filmed by a man driving his car nearby who liked to watch. He asks: “Does he eat a snake?”
“Cameras help us understand nature better. Yes. Herbivores sometimes eat snakes,” the Indian official wrote on Twitter on June 11. In the video, a ruminant can be seen eating reptiles and looking directly into the camera as the group records an unusual sight.
The scene was originally recorded in Texas, USA, by an Instagram user Trey Reinhart It inevitably caused a stir online, with users dumping comments. One of them said, “It’s revenge! Snakes often eat a whole deer.” Another asked, “How did he manage to kill this snake?”
said Matt Ross, director of conservation at the Center National Deer Association to the site outdoor life.
According to a report in the magazine National GeographicRuminants such as deer have been observed to display carnivorous tendencies in pursuit of important minerals such as calcium, salt and phosphorous.
This behavior is more common in the winter months, when the availability of plant food is restricted and animals are allowed to make up for any nutritional deficiencies.
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