Mother Rabbit Fights Big Black Snake To Protect Its Baby Bunnies
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A mother rabbit defending her babies from a snake was captured in this adrenaline-filled video. Children are heard encouraging the brave rabbit in the background, “Go, Mr. Bunny! Kill that snake!” while another shouts “Bite it! Bite it!” The video was posted online June 18th by Ramakanth Peechara; the location of the attack is unknown. David A. Steen, a snake expert, told The Dodo that the snake was a nonvenomous black rat snake.
Rabbits are prey animals, so mothers avoid spending their time close to their young other than to nurse them. A nest of baby rabbits without a mother close by does not mean that they are orphans! If you want to make sure the bunnies are OK, check them in the morning and see if they are warm and round-bellied. This means that they are being cared for and the mother is probably alive. It is a myth that rabbits will abandon their babies once humans have touched them.
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The mother rabbit has a very interesting fighting technique. First time I see a rabbit fighting.
Their hind feet are their strongest "weapon". Like Thumper from Bambi. The faster they hit, the more damage they cause. And she wasn't kicking, she was actually trying to rip the snake's scales as well as bite through it, which would've been successful if she had a longer amount of time. Also, she's trying to stay alive herself. That is how rabbits and bunnies fight. Though, males are a little more successful.
she kicks with her hind legs, rolls and bites al the time.
She's not kicking, she's scratching to try to break the skin. A bunny's nails aren't sharp enough, but I give her an e for effort because she successfully scared the snake off and didn't give up until she knew the snake was far enough away to back off. And luckily for her, that snake wasn't poisonous. Other than that, it might not have gone so well. But in my eyes, she would've died a hero. Anyway, Mom did great. Especially as a prey animal against her natural predator. She's got skill and bravery.
Are the babies okay though??
If we see clearly One survived but other Two died (as they were not moving, little chances that they are alive)...
Just frozen in fear.
Mom wasn't far. She got there just in time. I've seen this happen before, that babies aren't young enough to stop breathing so easily. Since they breathe so quickly, their lungs and heart is much stronger when their younger, therefore helping them stay alive. As you saw, the abdomen WAS NOT being constricted, therefore still giving the little one time to breathe. Luckily, Mom got there just in time. The baby, however, was frozen in fear as LyoneFein said, I agree. The baby was just in shock because it's so young.
I think the same
Yes, they should be fine. Just in shock.
Most likely. I study these specific things. The baby bunnies are probably/most likely ok. Momma got there just in time. The baby you saw was probably just in shock, which is why it wasn't moving. I've seen this happen before. The baby was just in shock and will be alright. Momma was strong enough and brave enough to protect her ohana.
theyre dead :(
at 0:22 one of the baby rabbit jumps. Can you see it, or is my imagination?
WOW! This bunny doesn't know what the fear is. In the end of the video I thought that this snake finally have bitten it, but everything is ok. No bites.
The love of a mother knows no bounds. No matter if its human or animal.
What a f*****g stupid statement.
The mother rabbit has a very interesting fighting technique. First time I see a rabbit fighting.
Their hind feet are their strongest "weapon". Like Thumper from Bambi. The faster they hit, the more damage they cause. And she wasn't kicking, she was actually trying to rip the snake's scales as well as bite through it, which would've been successful if she had a longer amount of time. Also, she's trying to stay alive herself. That is how rabbits and bunnies fight. Though, males are a little more successful.
she kicks with her hind legs, rolls and bites al the time.
She's not kicking, she's scratching to try to break the skin. A bunny's nails aren't sharp enough, but I give her an e for effort because she successfully scared the snake off and didn't give up until she knew the snake was far enough away to back off. And luckily for her, that snake wasn't poisonous. Other than that, it might not have gone so well. But in my eyes, she would've died a hero. Anyway, Mom did great. Especially as a prey animal against her natural predator. She's got skill and bravery.
Are the babies okay though??
If we see clearly One survived but other Two died (as they were not moving, little chances that they are alive)...
Just frozen in fear.
Mom wasn't far. She got there just in time. I've seen this happen before, that babies aren't young enough to stop breathing so easily. Since they breathe so quickly, their lungs and heart is much stronger when their younger, therefore helping them stay alive. As you saw, the abdomen WAS NOT being constricted, therefore still giving the little one time to breathe. Luckily, Mom got there just in time. The baby, however, was frozen in fear as LyoneFein said, I agree. The baby was just in shock because it's so young.
I think the same
Yes, they should be fine. Just in shock.
Most likely. I study these specific things. The baby bunnies are probably/most likely ok. Momma got there just in time. The baby you saw was probably just in shock, which is why it wasn't moving. I've seen this happen before. The baby was just in shock and will be alright. Momma was strong enough and brave enough to protect her ohana.
theyre dead :(
at 0:22 one of the baby rabbit jumps. Can you see it, or is my imagination?
WOW! This bunny doesn't know what the fear is. In the end of the video I thought that this snake finally have bitten it, but everything is ok. No bites.
The love of a mother knows no bounds. No matter if its human or animal.
What a f*****g stupid statement.