snake eats its own tail after mistaking it for a predator
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Heads or tails? Watch the extraordinary moment a snake eats its OWN TAIL after mistaking it for a rival predator
Bizarre footage has emerged of a snake devouring its own tail after mistaking it for lunch.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, shows the female Albino Western Hognose biting down on her lower body.
The snake - which usually consumes toads - seems unaware of what she is doing and as she continues to consume her body blood can be seen emerging from her jaws.
Snakes are not considered cannibalistic animals and a snake eating itself is rare.
Some experts believe that if a snake does eat itself it could be confused due to illness and therefore be unaware of what it is doing.
One user who watched the video wrote: 'Why didn't anyone stop it? Poor snake.'
Another user wrote: 'Why didn't you get someone at the pet shop to help the snake instead of standing there like a cruel idiot recording an animal hurting himself?'
Another user wrote: 'One reason snakes do this is because they are agitated from getting too hot. Judging by the fact the snake is in the water bowl I would suspect this is the reason.
Snakes are cold blooded so their metabolic rate is controlled by how they regulate their body temperature, a hot snake has an increased metabolism and would likely feel hungry if it hasn't eaten recently, which could drive this behaviour.
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