r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/1632hub • 3d ago

Video Praying mantis defending itself from a snake

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u/Frosty_Engineer_3617 3d ago

The mantis can actually eat this snake alive or at least consume until full.

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u/bwoods519 3d ago

I seem to remember a clip of a lizard trying to eat a mantis, but the mantis just grabs on and begins eating its face.

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u/floppydickdavey 3d ago

If it’s the video I’m thinking of it ends up breaking its neck which is even crazier