Snake Eats Monster Centipede, Which Eats It Back

[magical thyme]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/04/snake-eats-monster-centipede-which-eats-it-back/

"Scientists conducting research in Macedonia came across the gruesome aftermath of a battle between a viper and a centipede in which they believe the two foes literally ate each other to death.

The discovery of a dead young female nose-horned viper with the head of a centipede protruding from her stomach was made last May on Golem Grad, an island in Lake Prespa, according to the journal Ecologica Montenegrina....

...The viper had a notable absence of “visceral organs,” which led the team to conclude that the centipede had chewed through its way through the snake’s insides, “almost reaching its freedom.”

Gah! Note to self: always, always, always kill it before eating it.

[tazkcmo]

1. This is why

This is why I always smother my centipede in melted chocolate or or cheese sauce before snacking on it.

[pinboy3niner]

2. The viper must have missed John Hurt's scene in 'Alien' :) nt

[herding cats]

3. Ick and double ick!

That's just nasty! My irrational fear of
giant centipedes seems a bit more rational now.

[Igel]

4. It happens.

Had a blue-belly lizard that a friend collected either in Idaho or Eastern Oregon when I lived in Eugene. Not a large lizard.

Had to feed it something so I fed it meal worms from the local pet store.

Came down the next morning to find the meal worm making its way around the tank. The blue-belly had a big hole in its abdomen and was dead.

Score:
Prey, 1
Predator, 0

[frylock]

11. that's why you should always chew your food 32 times..

or have someone pre-chew it for you.

[undeterred]

5. I thought this was going to be about Corporate money and Democrats.

[JaneyVee]

6. This will eternally haunt my dreams.

[magical thyme]

8. I think you mean nightmares...

at least, I hope you do!

[lpbk2713]

7. Some days you're the mower ...

some days you're the grass.

[pinboy3niner]

9. I think I need some time to digest this

[magical thyme]

10. don't take too long, or it could digest you first.

talk about heartburn...

[Arugula Latte]

12. Well, take your time. This story is sticking around -- it has legs.

[aikoaiko]

13. A metaphor for the 99%

[Arugula Latte]

14. There are probably a myriapod of jokes to be made about this ...

but it's a bit of a ticklish subject.

[Vashta Nerada]

15. That centipede must have really hissed off the snake.

[Lancero]

16. Guess Taco Bell isn't...

The only food that'll go right through you.

[callous taoboy]

17. I had a student bring in a centipede that large, alive and

I set up a tank for him with rocks and water. It was a Texas centipede, jet black with yellow legs and a red head and scary large pincers for mouth parts. It was fascinating to watch. We fed it a very large grasshopper which it attacked, wrapped its body around and gnawed it down completely, wings, legs everything within 15 minutes. Voracious. I eventually took it out to a state natural area and released him.