Swallowed whole

July 12, 2010, 8:53 AMBy: |183 Comments |
It was amazing to see how the cobra puts its teeth forward each time, slowly forcing the puff adder down its throat.

In the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, photographer Piet Heymans came across the extraordinary sequence photographed below. The photo is taken near Langklaas in the park along a stretch of road where a puddle had formed from rains the night before. “It was amazing to see how the cobra puts its teeth forward each time, slowly forcing the puff adder down its throat. The tail of the puff adder disappeared in the cobra’s mouth 52 minutes later. The cobra sailed away as if it had swallowed nothing.”
 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo was taken with a Minolta 600f4 lens and is one of the entries for the second round of the Captured Experiences photography competition. Click here to find out more.

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Glen says:WOW, awsome photo's, amazing sighting!
Posted on: July 13, 2010, 4:49 PM
 
Bennie Mabudafhasi says:Do Cape Cobras eat other snakes or was this just a meal of opportunity?
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:11 AM
 
Ridwaan says:These creatures really amaze me just eat one another like that. I am too afraid of them as their movements are to quick and nasty.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:14 AM
 
Susan van Rensburg says:Ongelooflik! Fantasties! Ons gunsteling-bestemming is Kruger Nasionale Park, maar ek hoop regtig ons sal binne die afsienbare toekoms die geleentheid he om Kgalagadi te kan besoek, en soortgelyke ervarings te kan beleef!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:15 AM
 
Suej says:Amazing capture Oom Piet - just stunning!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:17 AM
 
Sello says:Amazing photography and exhilarating scene for sure. To reiterate Bennie's question differently, are snakes cannibalistic or this is just one of those African Hungry Day?
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:17 AM
 
Theunis Botha says:Sal 'n pofadder 'n kobra ook eet? Wie se gif is die sterkste of was daar iets fout met die pofadder?
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:30 AM
 
Peter says:Some snakes species are cannibalistic. Cobras in particular are know for this and other snakes form a significant part of their diet (how much varies on location and type of Cobra).
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:32 AM
 
Peter says:Fantastic set of photos and experience. I was in the Kgalagadi recently and we saw a few snakes (including a puffadder in the campsite) but this is something else!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:34 AM
 
Niel says:Cobra's regularly eat other snakes. Have a look at youtube there are lots more there.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:35 AM
 
Netti Botha says:Never knew 'snake eats snake'...thought the saying is 'dog eats dog' !!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:35 AM
 
Johan du Preez says:Great photography, and a good sequence, it would be interesting to know if the puff adder was the kill or died of natural cuases.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:36 AM
 
Dave says:This is exactly why we all live in Africa. It never ceases to supprise us mere mortals
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:37 AM
 
Eve Anderson says:What an amazing sequal of events - I had no idea that snakes eat snakes but I suppose if you're hungry you'll eat anything!! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:39 AM
 
Jan Cheney says:This is truly astonishing - this series of pictures deserves a top quality prize - thank you to the photographer for making it available to an old girl who is finding it more and more difficult to get to these wonderful places
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:39 AM
 
JaneG says:Congratulations on a superb sequence of photo's - wish I had been there to witness it!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:49 AM
 
Annemarie says:Incredible sighting - amazing to see - thanks for sharing this.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 10:54 AM
 
Jenny Wolf says:would have liked to have seen the fight, how the cobra got his first bite was the puff adder asleep? surely not
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:00 AM
 
Jenny Wolf says:would have liked to have seen the fight, how the cobra got his first bite was the puff adder asleep? surely not
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:01 AM
 
Gerhardt Nieuwoudt says:Nature at it's best. Naja Nivea definately will eat other snakes. The venom of the cape cobra is neurotoxic and far more potent than the cytotoxic venom of the Puff adder. Well done for something special here Piet.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:04 AM
 
Yolandie says:This is absolutely incredible. Congratulations on capturing this rarely seen event!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:18 AM
 
Your Name Here says:Stunnig, it must have been amazing to see something like that!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:33 AM
 
Sandra van Dyk says:Incredible photos. Congratulations! My husband and I saw something similar in Kruger, Up near Shingwedzi on a dirt road, we did not have our camera ready and also could not identify the type of snakes.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:35 AM
 
Meredyth says:Thanks for sharing these terrific pics with us. Yesterday we booked for 3 weeks in Kgalagadi next March - can't wait to get there again !
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:43 AM
 
Alison van Zijl says:Great pictures. Had the Puffadder attempted to take refuge in the water when the cobra attacked it?? After such a large meal how long could it survive before needing another meal?
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:44 AM
 
Graeme Conlyn says:Beautiful rare sequence and truly what African Widlife is all about, thanks for sharing these great photograpgs
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:48 AM
 
Rob Russell says:A once in a lifetime sighting - well captured on film. Geluk, Piet.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:50 AM
 
Suzette says:Amazing!! So lucky to come across this "lunch break"
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 11:52 AM
 
Jan Cilliers says:Wonderlik, wie wil nou emigreer van so 'n wonderlike land. Het julle geweet Nieu Zeeland het net 6 voël soorte, nie spesies nie!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:22 PM
 
Richard says:Thats extraordinary, beautiful shots well captured. Thank you.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:24 PM
 
Ian says:Amazing, I know cobra's eat snakes but the puffie has a much faster strike. It must be a range thing, i.e. the cobra lures the puffie to strike just out of range then hits him with a swift counter-strike??
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:30 PM
 
Margaret Morrison says:Fantastic series of photos. Congratulations.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:34 PM
 
Joan says:Brilliant luck to experience this! it goes to show once more that the smaller creatures are infinitely more interesting than the larger.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:44 PM
 
Ferdi says:Great photo's! During September 2009, we were travelling the 4X4 route from Nossob to Bitterpan, and came across a similar situation in the road. The Cape Cobra managed to strike the Pufadder, but then retreated into bushes on the side of the road. We waited for 15 minutes, after which the Pufadder somehow managed to start moving again, sailing at a snail's pace across the road - it literally took 10 minutes to cross 1.5 metres of sand. Once it was about 3 metres into the shrubs, we departed, only to notice the Cobra, who had been observing invisible to us from behind a shrub a few metres ahead, this time disappearing down a hole in the sand! We are convinced he got the puffy as soon as we left.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:50 PM
 
Anso says:So iets maak al die kere wat jy parke besoek en net die "gewone" sien, die moeite werd!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 12:53 PM
 
Your Name Here says:Wow that is really amazin
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:00 PM
 
Mrta says:Wow amazing
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:00 PM
 
Mary-Anne Finn says:Amazing photographs - we are going in October and maybe we will get lucky to have a sighting like this!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:03 PM
 
Johan Steenkamp says:Excellent photography during a not so often seen event. As stated, Cobra's do specialise in eating other snakes, i.e. King Cobra that eats nothing else. As opportunistic feeders this Cobra most probably actively attacked and killed the Puff adder as they generally won't feed on dead animals. Thanks for sharing these with other nature lovers.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:30 PM
 
Azwianewi Isaac Makatu says:Heeeeeeeeeeey, I was not aware that Cobras are canibals. No matter how deadly the Puff udder vernom is, Its a marinaded piece of fillet to cobra's
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:35 PM
 
Felix says:Well taken pictures.Good luck. Please send me more
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:36 PM
 
Dirk van Velden says:Praat van op die regte tyd op die regte plek te wees! welgedaan baie dankie dat ons kan deel in jou ervaring!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:41 PM
 
Your Name Here says:Dit was regtig 'n groot geluk om te sien Baie goeie foto's
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 1:51 PM
 
KNOWLEDGE says:BEST PICTURES EVER. WHAT A MEAL.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 2:17 PM
 
Tracy says:Wow - that is a phenominal sighting!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 2:24 PM
 
Heather Howell says:Fantastic photos! Very educational! Much enjoyed!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 2:45 PM
 
Hans Slaghuis says:Oom Piet jou doring! Jy maak ons fotograwe almal baie jaloers! Hoe gelukkig kan 'n man wees!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 3:07 PM
 
Sharon says:I thought it was a large lizard when I saw the first pic on the Wild Newsletter, but my goodness what a sighting and brilliant photos
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 3:22 PM
 
Nic Proust says:Great stuff! Not uncommon for Cape Cobras to kill and eat Puff Adders but nicely captured!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 4:10 PM
 
Leon v Niekerk says:Ek was in Kgalagadi vir 2 weke in Junie 2010. Gelukkig is slange onaktief in winter, anders sal my vrou nooit weer saamgaan. Oom Piet , het jy uitgeklim of bly sit om die foto's te neem?
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 4:43 PM
 
Roxanna says:Bietjie slang in die gras.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 4:53 PM
 
Jimmy Calder says:Fantastic photos! What a meal! What a snake!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 4:56 PM
 
Jimmy Calder says:You live and learn everyday,I did not realize a snake would make a meal of the another snake
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 5:08 PM
 
Elna Geringer says:Can some people be so lucky? Great photographing
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 5:18 PM
 
Phlip says:Bakgat.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 5:22 PM
 
Mickey Herd says:Wow amazing experience. A 1 in a million sighting, and beautifully recorded.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 6:10 PM
 
Louis Bouwer says:This reminds me of the brown house snake that attempted to swallow a garden lizard outside our front door in Pretoria. The lizard struggled so violently that its front paws eventually projected through both sides of the throat of the snake. Not wishing to intervene in Nature's ways, we left them but frequently checked progress. There was none and they both died a few hours later.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 6:34 PM
 
Chris Voets says:Amazing photos, thanks for sharing! That's the sighting of a lifetime!
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 8:08 PM
 
Madi Breytenbach says:So what do we call the cobra now? A puff cob or a stuffed cob? This is very good and one doesn't come across things like this very often. Good photo's.
Posted on: July 14, 2010, 9:34 PM
 
Your Name Here says:what is also amazing is if the snake is feeling vulnerable it may regurgitate the snake .
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 7:17 AM
 
Your Name Here says:50/50 here you go I am sure you will win a prize ,what great photos well done. Bill Payne ,Pretoria
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 8:00 AM
 
Mark says:Issssh
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 8:42 AM
 
Amir Rom says:awesome pictures, i never thought that snakes eat other snakes, now i see that they do!
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 9:00 AM
 
Glynis Evins says:A lesson to us humans, "It is amazing what one can achieve if your motivation is encouraging!"
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 10:11 AM
 
Your Name Here says:FANIE VRA Waneer was oom Piet daar Sanparks forum het n groot slangstorie aan die gang. Weer eens uitstekende fotografie Dankie (OUNOOI)
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 10:14 AM
 
Clive Wheeler says:On a visit to Mabuasehube this July we had a resident Cape cobra at Khiding Pan, encountered a second at Mabuasehube Pan and a third at Polentswe so they seem quite common. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park booklet shows a Cape cobra swallowing a puffy so it seems to be part of its preferred diet.
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 10:24 AM
 
koala blue says:Totally awesome Dude. Wish we could head straight to a beautiful SA park - but we're stuck 'Down Under'!
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 1:03 PM
 
Your Name Here says:wow
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 2:34 PM
 
muriel williamson says:hard to believe, incredible photography
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 3:00 PM
 
Tabby Smit says:Some ten years ago, at the Lower Sabie dam, we witnessed a "liklkewaan" swallowing a snake. The was very little of the snake left in its mouth and we don't know what kind it was. However, never ever have seen something like this! Wow.
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 3:05 PM
 
Rom Whitaker says:We have now seen king cobra kill and swallow pit vipers, cobras and their own kind, receiving bites even on the head and mouth without any obvious reaction (except in one case where one goes into a sort of trance for half an hour) but wonder what it will do with a Russell's viper (our Indian 'equivalent' to the puff adder in size and fang length and venom toxicity. We thought that kings might avoid tackling Russell's, but seeing this incredible sequence of pix makes us think twice! Thanks Piet!
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 4:41 PM
 
Dot Donnelly says:Absolutely amazing! I have an old old tortoise in my garden (inherited him/her from a friend that died a month back) who is huddled in the open - should I try and throw leaves over him/her? What is needed here in Hermanus? Dot
Posted on: July 15, 2010, 8:56 PM
 
Chris de Lange, Kroonstad says:Trust oom Piet om so 'n wonderlike reeks foto's te neem. Veels geluk!
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 8:09 AM
 
Sigrid Tiolney says:Really amazing - I was unaware of the fact that cobras ate other snakes
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 9:46 AM
 
Eric Hodge says:Amazing sequence of pics!! Possibly once in a lifetime
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 11:28 AM
 
Your Name Here says:Wonderous!
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 12:38 PM
 
Johan de Bruyne says:Heerlijk om deze foto's te mogen bewonderen! Het doet ons denken aan onze mooiste reis ooit doorheen SA waarbij Kgalagadi een ultieme ervaring was. Dankjewel om je ervaring met ons te delen.
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 1:56 PM
 
Your Name Here says:amazing footage! Fantastic photography!
Posted on: July 16, 2010, 6:02 PM
 
Tymlee says:Phenomenal! Have you considered submitting these photos to National Geographic's YOUR SHOTS?
Posted on: July 17, 2010, 7:12 PM
 
riyaz nakhwa says:amazing that the rather stout adder seems to be compressed into a much thinner profile once it enters the cobras gullet!! it hardly changes the shape and size of the cobra when fully ingested. lucky you to get these shots.
Posted on: July 18, 2010, 3:49 PM
 
Robby says:Which is more venomous of the two?
Posted on: July 19, 2010, 12:38 PM
 
M. Brown says:On our property in the Eastern Cape we have both Cape Cobra and Puff Adder- the cobra loves to eat the puff adder- which gives live birth to thirty or more snakes.
Posted on: July 19, 2010, 1:24 PM
 
dave says:I know it's nature and all that, but I think it's a horrible series of pics and you should not all be raving over them. It's the existence of predators that finally made me realise there is no God.
Posted on: July 20, 2010, 1:54 AM
 
David Crause says:Go Grandpa go! As usual, these kinds of photo's come out just when i thought u have taught everything!!
Posted on: July 20, 2010, 9:44 PM
 
Dr Tshikovhi NA says:Excellent scenario, it wll be interesting to know if the adder tried to fight but defeared
Posted on: July 21, 2010, 6:11 PM
 
dianne parkin says:wow!! taking that particular watering hole or puddle off of my itinerary
Posted on: July 23, 2010, 4:54 PM
 
JohnBrown says:Dave who said there is no God, lots of animals, fish, birds eat others, this is how they survive in nature. Even some plants smother others .All of this is still His creatation!!!
Posted on: July 27, 2010, 5:03 PM
 
Frik de Bruin says:Dis 'n besondere reeks fotos wat min beskore is om in die natuur te sien. Is dit 'n nuwe spreekwoord vir hond eet hond?
Posted on: July 29, 2010, 12:16 PM
 
Johan Mocke says:Baie geluk "oom Piet" Pragtige duidelike en skerp fotos! Het ook jou boek in my besit. (2e plek wenner)
Posted on: August 4, 2010, 11:28 AM
 
Linda Collett says:I wasn't aware that cobras ate other snakes...fantastic photos!
Posted on: August 6, 2010, 11:19 AM
 
Brian says:One less snake to worry about!! Lucky bugger, the photographer I mean.
Posted on: August 10, 2010, 10:06 PM
 
Mercia says:Wow....!!! ..ek is verstom...ONGELOOFLIKE mooi foto's...ai, die natuur en hulle dinge bly pragtig..!!
Posted on: August 13, 2010, 9:18 AM
 
Elaine Elliott says:This is amazing! I admire the patience of the photographer - but that's the reward nature gives you if you are prepared to wait.
Posted on: August 20, 2010, 3:03 PM
 
Marlé Fleischman says:Wow, that is really scary!
Posted on: September 1, 2010, 11:59 AM
 
Your Name Here says:Dave my ou,,,van wa is jy ???
Posted on: September 3, 2010, 10:09 AM
 
Your Name Here says:Wow!!! were you just not the lucky one!
Posted on: September 9, 2010, 4:52 PM
 
Sam says:Fantastic, but some bad nightmares coming up.
Posted on: September 11, 2010, 9:30 PM
 
Lin says:I have both in my garden. Time I trained my cobras - and cut down the population - any ideas anyone?
Posted on: October 16, 2010, 10:08 PM
 
Debbie Thomas says:Wow!!!! that must have been quite an experience.I also took a pic of a cobra going up a tree in the park on the Botswana side ,he must have gone in search of eggs I suppose.
Posted on: October 21, 2010, 1:46 PM
 
Marie Potts says:Wow !!!! that has got to be a onces in a life time picture , i just loved it
Posted on: November 3, 2010, 8:12 AM
 
Wendy de Jager says:This looks an impossible sequence of events, but having recently been to the Kgalagadi and seen numerous snakes in various situations, I would believe it possible, and this group of photographs is really amazing and is proof !!
Posted on: November 11, 2010, 6:07 PM
 
Nona Harrison says:Amazing. Great photography. We still appreciate the Christmas card many years ago from Ousus
Posted on: November 23, 2010, 5:19 PM
 
Aubrey Lupke says:Well done sir .amazing . Could it have been vice versa though or is cape cobra top predator of the slitherins in Kgalaghadi .
Posted on: December 9, 2010, 12:21 PM
 
Dave Allan says:Dave to make a comment like that deserves the vote for "plonker" of the decade. How STUPID can one get, or are you just a plain old sissy??
Posted on: December 9, 2010, 12:42 PM
 
John Fincham says:Please can someone describe how these cobra/puff adder interactions start. How does the cobra get the upper hand? A faster strike? Puff adders are fast too. Has a puff adder ever killed a cobra?
Posted on: December 10, 2010, 5:18 PM
 
Davie du Plessis says:Mooi oom Piet,bly om te sien jy is steeds aan die gang,groete uit Rouxville.Dawie du Plessis
Posted on: December 27, 2010, 11:49 AM
 
Heather says:That is amazing! I did not know that snakes ate each other. photography is superb. Well done
Posted on: January 20, 2011, 3:36 PM
 
Trevor Kalil says:amazing sight and fortunate to be there .
Posted on: February 8, 2011, 5:12 PM
 
Brigitte Vigliotti says:I once saw something similar - but both snakes were dead. I couldn't identify the snakes. But this is a truly amazing sighting! What luck to be at the right place in the right moment!
Posted on: February 10, 2011, 5:50 AM
 
Max says:Blikses.
Posted on: March 10, 2011, 9:15 PM
 
Dudley says:Question: in a confrontation between a cobra and a puffadder, will the cobra always win the fight or can the tables be turned as well?
Posted on: March 16, 2011, 11:49 AM
 
Yvonne F Booth says:What a stunning set of photos Thank you for shareing
Posted on: March 16, 2011, 7:09 PM
 
David brosnihan says:Plesae can you send this to my two sons :- (Also the one with Jackal and puff adder) Warren and Mike email addresses: wbros@ictive.co.za michael@dnaprint.co.za
Posted on: April 12, 2011, 11:21 AM
 
Jodie,Luke,Debbie says:Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on: April 12, 2011, 5:39 PM
 
Shirlee Smit says:I never knew 'snake eats snake', super photo's.
Posted on: April 13, 2011, 6:21 AM
 
Tish says:What luck to have been in the right place at the right time!! Awesome photo
Posted on: May 16, 2011, 11:38 AM
 
M Fuller says:Grusome but awesome! Can you believe it. Nature has it's own way of surviving.
Posted on: May 16, 2011, 1:43 PM
 
MARY-ANNE says:SNAKES ALIVE! MIND BLOWING PHOTOS!
Posted on: June 8, 2011, 8:57 PM
 
erica lugli says:Amazing situation....very very lucky....and beautiful pictures.
Posted on: June 8, 2011, 9:20 PM
 
Your Name Here says:many snakes will eat other snakes and will regurgitate if you try to catch them.
Posted on: June 9, 2011, 9:29 AM
 
Mandi says:What an outstanding opportunity to capture these photos-incredible photos- so unusual
Posted on: June 17, 2011, 5:08 PM
 
Michelle van Gent says:amazing , fantastic sighting send into 50/50 (veldfokus competion) this is a winner
Posted on: July 20, 2011, 10:41 AM
 
ARLENE GAWNE says:OM PIET, your watchful eye has always captured wonderful stories of the Kalahari. God bless you and your cameras! I am supposed to be working in Las Vegas Nevada but could not resist diving into the Wild website. What a joy to experience the Kalahari through your eyes and this magnificent website. Please say hello to Riann and Daleen for me
Posted on: July 20, 2011, 7:26 PM
 
James christian says:What kind of cobra is that? James Christian Karisia walking safaris Http://www.Karisia.com
Posted on: July 28, 2011, 4:57 PM
 
Wendy Wilson says:WOW! Hope we get good sightings in September in Kruger.
Posted on: August 12, 2011, 10:49 AM
 
Charl Steyn says:Wat 'n ervaring om dit te kon sien. Baie geluk oom Piet, met 'n reeks pragfotos. Ek onthou nog goed die paar keer wat ons baie jare terug saam in die Kalahari was. ( in die ou dae van Fuji Vevia en Kodachrome).
Posted on: August 12, 2011, 10:54 AM
 
Marianne says:Beautiful photography - well done!
Posted on: August 15, 2011, 4:51 PM
 
Manie Louw says:Amazing
Posted on: August 16, 2011, 8:52 AM
 
Samantha van den Heever says:What an event to watch unfold!
Posted on: August 17, 2011, 12:37 PM
 
Verieta Knott says:WOW what a sighting - you were so fortunate to witness this - well captured
Posted on: September 15, 2011, 11:37 AM
 
Adriaan Dreyer says:Dis ongelooflik, wel gedaan met die kamera. Dis verseker 'n wenner hierdie!
Posted on: September 15, 2011, 12:21 PM
 
Mr.T says:Great photo's. How lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I wonder how often visitors to our magnificent parks fly past this type of event only looking for the big game or a kill. dave says:I know it's nature and all that, but I think it's a horrible series of pics and you should not all be raving over them. It's the existence of predators that finally made me realise there is no God. Posted on: July 20, 2010, 1:54 AM Wow! Go figure. I really feel for you Dave.
Posted on: September 15, 2011, 12:29 PM
 
J OBERHOLZER says:What a fantastic photo! I did not know this is possible - one snake making a meal of another snake.
Posted on: September 15, 2011, 12:45 PM
 
Your Name Here says:Ongelooflike foto's.... baie bevoorreg om dit te kon sien en af teneem
Posted on: September 15, 2011, 3:01 PM
 
Tokkie Combrink ( W J) says:This must be one of the amazing things to put on film, congratulations. Tokkie
Posted on: October 6, 2011, 1:22 PM
 
LInda de Muelenaere says:Unusual and amazing
Posted on: October 10, 2011, 12:11 PM
 
MICHELLE says:THIS IS WOW. I HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS SNAKE/S. IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME!!!
Posted on: October 20, 2011, 1:59 PM
 
Stece says:tjoo.What a meal! I just love the wild!!
Posted on: December 14, 2011, 2:19 PM
 
Wilna Forbes says:A new expression - as thick as a double sized cobra. Most amazing pictures!.
Posted on: December 20, 2011, 9:26 AM
 
Your Name Here says:Wow Great photography..i'm pretty sure it must have killled the adder before consuming it..thanks for the great pics
Posted on: January 3, 2012, 8:25 PM
 
priscilla kelly says:amazing.Hope to see such amazing stuff on our trip up this year.Although with a only a 300 zoom lens think will be to close for my snake fear factor
Posted on: January 7, 2012, 4:06 PM
 
Heilga De Wet says:unbelieveable, thank you for sharing
Posted on: January 19, 2012, 12:55 PM
 
Noeline Rossouw says:Wow! Never thought I would see a snake swallow another snake. And what good photography!
Posted on: January 21, 2012, 2:12 PM
 
Louise Taback says:Wow !!!!!!! How Awesome ... Miss the KGALAGADI!!!!!! Nice Pics!!!!!
Posted on: March 8, 2012, 11:37 AM
 
Monica Slabber says:Ongelooflik grillerig, maar moes 'n fantastiese belewenis gewees het om dit te sien. Die Kgalagadi is wonderlik en beloon met sulke uitsonderlike ervarings. Die fotografie is uitstekend.
Posted on: March 8, 2012, 10:18 PM
 
Max says:Unbelievable - that the puffadder showed no sign of resistance !!!!!
Posted on: March 14, 2012, 12:48 PM
 
Your Name Here says:Many years ago (early 80's) I had the privelege to see a very big Egyptian Cobra swallowing a Black Mamba. I witnessed it next to a gravel road in the Mooketsi area (near Tzaneen). I believe the mamba was injured or killed by a vehicle. Unfortunately I did not have a camera with me. These are great photos. The colour of the cobra is so typical of the ones in Kgalagadi.
Posted on: April 12, 2012, 11:51 AM
 
dianne parkin says:just pleased that I have not encountered either of these - will keep a more careful eye out in future
Posted on: April 12, 2012, 1:21 PM
 
Peter Estment says:Superb work, well captured.
Posted on: April 12, 2012, 2:27 PM
 
Jenny says:Dave, there is no waste in nature and the most fearsome predator is MANKIND. The cobra's killing to eat and stay alive. Birds eat worms and insects. Some big birds eat little birds. The big cats eat buck, warthogs etc. It's all part of the cycle of life. Corny but true. Fantastic opportunity for photos!
Posted on: April 13, 2012, 7:47 PM
 
louise says:Ook maar gulsig nê1 Baie mooi fotos. Baie geluk Johan.
Posted on: May 10, 2012, 2:24 PM
 
vicky oosthuizen says:Wow, I have just noticed this again! Fantastic.
Posted on: May 10, 2012, 3:47 PM
 
Lesley Harding says:Thanks for sharing this with us. Truly amazing
Posted on: May 10, 2012, 8:20 PM
 
Wendy says:wow.. excellent experience
Posted on: May 14, 2012, 10:52 AM
 
Your Name Here says:whaou.......
Posted on: May 16, 2012, 3:12 PM
 
french ladies says:it's amazing!!!!!!
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