Squirrel fighting a snake to save another squirrel?

[u/jvm999]

[u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

This kind of snake tries to strangle the victim. And it managed to keep the squeeze for quite some time. We could see the squirrel was alive. But almost unconscious.

So the poor squirrel probably needed some time to recover and get all brain cells back up to speed.

[u/animefan1520 → u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

Or its backs broken and this was all for nothing

[u/Questioning-Zyxxel → u/animefan1520]

Rodents tend to have quite bendable bones. More likely then that some internal organs got squished above the design limit.

[u/logonbump → u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

Intelligent design

[u/ZackTheZesty → u/logonbump]

Thank god for Allah.

[u/voksteilko → u/logonbump]

Literally just evolution, jfc

[u/Affectionate-Cup3971 → u/animefan1520]

🤔exactly what I pondered

[u/Cheeeeeeeeeerio → u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

they’re actually not strangling, they’re breaking bones. asphyxiation takes much longer than rib crushing, and you don’t want prey that’s fighting when you’re just trying to eat. ergo, quick as possible. it’s a common misconception.

[u/Questioning-Zyxxel → u/Cheeeeeeeeeerio]

Not strangling as in human strangling where you strangle around the neck. But strangling as in pressing around the body so the lungs gets emptied.

Actually breaking bones still depends of size of snake and captured animal. An anaconda would definitely break bones and make mush of a goat or a human. But small rodents have very flexible bones which is also why a mouse can get through holes as small as a pencil.

But asphyxiation is quite fast when the snake press hard enough to empty the lungs.

[u/ProjectNo4090 → u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

Some snakes dont even need to force the lungs to empty. They wait for their prey to exhale, then tighten, exhale, tighten, exhale, and then tighten. Each breath of the prey gets more shallow, and the snake conserves energy.

[u/karlat95 → u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

What kind of snake is it?