The black snake had swallowed most of the brown snake, only the tail of the prey had completed its meal .
The video was accidentally shot by Christopher Reynolds and his wife, Nina, on the streets of Newton, Texas (USA).
Christopher Reynolds was extremely shocked and could not explain why the black snake swallowed its prey in its stomach but also released its prey and it was still alive.
The snake hunted to release its prey in regret.
According to scientists, the phenomenon of snakes-snakes - Snake regurgitation, is not rare.
And the cause of this phenomenon is because the black snake is overloaded by prey that is longer than it, the brown snake is longer than the black snake. In fact, pythons or snakes can swallow larger prey but with prey longer than its body length is very unlikely.
When feeling threatened, the hunting snake must release the prey that lies in the belly.
According to biologists, when the snake releases its prey, its digestion has yet to take place. This process is completely different from snake burping. This explains why the light brown snake survives after being swallowed by the black snake.
It is possible that when the enemy sees his enemy unable to digest, the brown snake has struggled to escape sooner. This will help it escape death by suffocation, or if it is slower, it will be digested in the enemy's empty stomach.