His photos revealed a viral moment in the making: The long snake caught in the bird's mouth while it coiled around the bird's long, dagger-like beak. "Great blue herons will eat anything," he said.

His photos revealed a viral moment in the making: The long snake caught in the bird's mouth while it coiled around the bird's long, dagger-like beak. "Great blue herons will eat anything," he said.

His photos revealed a viral moment in the making: The long snake caught in the bird's mouth while it coiled around the bird's long, dagger-like beak. "Great blue herons will eat anything," he said.

The great blue heron will also occasionally hunt and eat snakes. In order to catch a water snake, a heron will stand very still and let the snake slither into range. Once the snake is in range ...

“Herons eating rats is probably far more common than ... The Reddit user compared the blue heron's behavior to that of a snake, which are known to devour rodents whole.

Henry Huey for the American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK “Great blue herons and egrets will eat any kind of small animals they come across,” said Dr. Dustin Partridge, NYC Bird Alliance’s ...

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