The killer bird blinds and defeats poisonous African snakes

Pieter van Wyk, a tour guide, recorded a bird attacking a tree snake (Dispholidus typus) - one of Africa's most venomous snakes at the Mala Mala Wildlife Reserve. , South Africa.

In the video, the bird, despite its small size, is extremely aggressive. It continuously jumped around and delivered blows to the snake.

Although it possesses extremely dangerous venom, in the face of the enemy's 'heavenly blows' to the eyes and head, the tree snake can only endure the battle.

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This small but terrifying 'killer' bird is a gray-headed bush shrike with the scientific name Malaconotus blanchoti. This bird often lives in Africa in bushes, forest edges, riverine forests and savannas.

The gray-headed shuriken has green fur, a yellow belly and gray head, short round wings, and a black beak with a curved hook. Adults have a body length ranging from 23 - 26cm, weight ranging from 65 - 99g.

The gray-headed cypress bird is known to be a ferocious bird, specializing in hunting snakes to eat, even extremely poisonous cobras can become their food. In addition to snakes, this bird also eats most animals it encounters and can kill, including large insects, wasps, rodents, amphibians and birds.

The hobby of the bush shrike is to eat the eyes and intestines of its prey.

Micah Soto

Update 16 August 2024