The snake ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋed the gecko on the rafters and both it and its prey fell to the ground. The whole sᴄᴇɴᴇ took about 40 minutes. The snake crept around carrying the gecko that was fastened to the snake’s head.
The gecko bit back despite the snake’s best efforts to remove it from its body. They kept biting each other in that manner for a while. They eventually dispersed in an effort to get the animals to stop, but the gecko was eventually swallowed by the green snake. This fierce battle resulted in the green snake’s victory and the gecko’s ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ.
Native to North America, the green snake is a “small to medium” sized nonᴠᴇɴᴏᴍᴏᴜs snake. The origin of its common name is due to its smooth dorsal scales. Its back has a consistent bright green color, but its belly is either yellow or wʜɪᴛe. From birth to maturity, its dorsal coloration changes.
It can be brown, blue-gray, or even olive green at first, but once it first sheds its skin, it changes into the recognizable bright green color.
The dorsal color may also vary according to the region: blueish in Kansas, light brown with an olive tint in southeastern Texas, and bronze in northern Wisconsin. Being a passive snake, it seldom Bɪᴛᴇs and usually flees when challenged.
source: dailylifeworld.com
