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It depends on the kind of snake. Some snakes eat earthworms, slugs and small insects, others eat frogs and fish. Some eat small rodents such as mice and rats, some eat eggs, some can kill and eat animals as large as capybara and small deer.

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What type of animals hunt frog as their prey?

There is a variety of animals that hunt frogs. Animals that hunt frogs as prey include snakes, lizards, birds, and various small mammals such as hedgehogs and swimming mammals such as water shrews. Fish will prey on frogs, as will a variety of diving and wading birds. Other frogs also eat frogs. Young, small crocodiles also eat frogs.


How many non-venomous snakes are there?

There are over 3,000 species of non-venomous snakes, which include popular pet snakes like corn snakes, ball pythons, and king snakes. These snakes hunt and kill their prey through constriction or by swallowing them whole.


What do wild snakes eat?

Wild snakes typically feed on a diet of rodents, birds, eggs, insects, and sometimes other small reptiles. The specific prey depends on the species and size of the snake. Some snakes are carnivorous and hunt live prey, while others may also scavenge for food.


What snakes do?

Snakes are reptiles that primarily use their keen senses of smell and touch to hunt and locate prey. They are known for their unique ability to unhinge their jaws to swallow prey much larger than their own head, and some species have venom to immobilize their prey before consuming it. Snakes play a crucial role in balancing ecosystems by controlling rodent populations.


What animals eat gartner snakes?

Animals that eat garter snakes include birds of prey such as hawks and owls, larger snakes like king snakes and racers, and mammals such as raccoons and foxes. These predators will hunt and consume garter snakes as part of their diet.

Related Questions

Do snakes learn to hunt?

Nope - the hunt instinctively. They are born with the ability to search out prey.


How are mice pray?

They are prey because they are hunted by animals such as snakes and owls and eaten. The snakes and animals are the preditors because they hunt the prey.


Do snakes work together to hunt food?

No - snakes are solitary creatures. They never 'co-operate' with each other to hunt prey.


Is a King cobra a producer?

All snakes are consumers. They hunt prey.


Do snakes trap or trick their food?

Snakes either hunt prey, striking to kill when they get close enough, or they wait, often in hiding, for the prey to come to them, striking when the prey gets close enough.


Do snakes hunt whatever they can find?

Well if it is not their prey or if it attacks the snake, maybe it might.


Can snakes see on the dark?

Snakes' eyes are not adapted for night vision. Those that hunt in darkness do so by sensing their prey's body heat.


What prey does a desert iguana hunt?

large birds,foxes,rats,weasels,some snakes,and people


Do coyotes eat chuckwallas?

Yes, it does. Snakes and birds of prey also hunt these lizards.


Why snakes hunt in the evening?

There are a few reasons why they hunt in the evening. 1.) The prey they eat is out and about 2.) The prey probberly won't see the snake coming so theres more chance of a kill for the snake


Is a snake a prey predator or both?

Both - they prey on animals such as rodents and small animals for food - and they are preyed on by animals such as birds of prey and large carnivores.


Do rattlesnakes plan attacks on the owners for week?

no, snakes do not have the intelligence level to plan out attacks. they either wait for prey to come to them or hunt for prey to eat when they are hungry.