Heron eats snake eating fish

A heron got an unexpected double helping when it swooped on a snake as the reptile was enjoying its own fish meal. The incident was captured by wildlife photographer David Crooks at the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in a wetlands area near the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland.


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Mr Crooks saw the Great Blue Heron dart into the water after what he thought was a fish. It then emerged with the snake, but it was only when he checked the pictures later that he realised the snake was eating a fish.