Snake eating crab 2

Dr. Bruce Jayne of the University of Cincinnati (Ohio, USA) shot this infra-red video of a captive snake (Fordonia leucobalia) eating a crab (Episesarma versicolor) that was very near the upper size limit of what it could sallow. From start to finish this epic battle took nearly a half an hour! The snake had a body (SVL) length of 59 cm and was 152 grams and the crab was 15.2 grams. This individual was captured and observed in Singapore at the National University of Singapore. This species of snake occur