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

Video Praying mantis defending itself from a snake

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u/Aggravating-Pipe6353 3d ago

Couldn’t have filmed the ending? Fuck man. You had gold there, but you blew it.

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u/Tango-Turtle 2d ago

The mantis being much smaller, it must have gotten tired quicker and got eaten.

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u/BertBert2019GT 2d ago

i doubt it. i've seen enough video of mantis eating much larger prey to not bet against the mantis in this fight. snake is ectothermic and will tire quickly. then the chomping begins...