Henrik Bringsøe, Niels Poul Dreyer

Data type: mp4

Explanation note: Two Micrurus mipartitus in a competition for the same caecilian prey. Both snakes were biting the anterior part of the caecilian and tugging in opposite directions. Initially, the distance between them was 1½–2 times the diameter of the caecilian. However, the winning snake moved its bite-hold closer to the loser so that the two snakes’ snouts and/or chins eventually touched each other. As they touched, the loser completed a clockwise rotation around its longitudinal body axis. Reserva Natural San Cipriano, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.10 March 2023 at 20:57 h. Duration: 24 seconds. Recorded by NPD.

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