Why do some people say: snakes eat eels and die! Because eel likes to drill around?

Snakes and Monopterus albus look alike at first glance, but they are about the same size, and there is no other similarity. They belong to two different creatures. Is it in the process of evolution? Playing shirts? Let's go Snakes are very aggressive animals in people's minds, and some snakes also carry deadly venom, giving people a horrible and gloomy feeling. Now, due to a large number of human killings, we only see snakes occasionally.

Monopterus albus is different. It belongs to fish, also called eel. Common in southern waters and rice fields, it poses no threat to people. On the contrary, Monopterus albus has become a frequent visitor on people's table. It is these two creatures that look very different. There are two old sayings circulating among the people, which are also two-part allegorical sayings: snakes eat eels-compare the length; Snakes eat eel-wait for death.

The first sentence is easy to understand, because they are about the same size and are all famous for their length, so people say that snakes eat eel. The second sentence means that snakes will die if they eat eels? Or suffocation? Or was it drilled to death? (Monopterus albus likes to drill everywhere)

This sentence seems quite controversial. Because we know that snakes can swallow creatures much bigger than themselves, and the digestive ability of snakes is very strong, and the gastric acid in the stomach can even dissolve the bones of animals, so we basically swallow them directly when we see snakes eating, and then laugh slowly in their stomachs. Moreover, we have seen the scene where the big snake swallowed the small snake, and the snake is still fine, so this sentence is still open to question.

Let's start with the habitat of Monopterus albus. It says that Monopterus albus is a kind of fish, and it must live where there is water. Moreover, they are cave fish and like to drill holes. Therefore, the mud bottoms of rice fields, rivers, streams, ponds, canals and lakes have become ideal places for them to live. Monopterus albus needs to stick its head into the air to replenish oxygen when the oxygen content under water is insufficient, so the caves of Monopterus albus are generally shallow water near the water surface.

Monopterus albus is a carnivorous fish, which is fierce. They lurk during the day and go out at night, and often catch all kinds of insects, small fish, shrimps and even frogs. The main difference between Monopterus albus and snake is that Monopterus albus has no scales on its body surface, but secretes a layer of mucus as smooth as loach. This layer of mucus can help Monopterus albus avoid predators, prevent bacterial invasion and microbial parasitism, and enhance its underwater mobility.

So do snakes eat eels? Will it kill you? Snakes will definitely eat eel. I believe many students in the south have seen the picture of a snake swallowing eel. As a northerner, I have never even seen eel. I'm ashamed! However, snakes only eat eel in the same living area. There are many kinds of snakes, but most of them are dry snakes. The living area of these snakes will never intersect with the eel. They often feed on mice, birds and other small animals, so they may never see eel like me, and they will never prey on eel for a living.

In fact, these dry snakes can also go into the water, but it is difficult for them to catch eel underwater. After all, this is someone else's home. If you want to catch Monopterus albus, you must be a poisonous snake to control it quickly and effectively. Moreover, it is difficult for ordinary snakes to catch slippery eels by winding. Even if they are lucky enough to catch the eel (the probability is extremely low) and swallow it before it dies, there is still some danger.

So there are not many snakes that can prey on Monopterus albus in the water. Among them, three kinds of snakes are the most representative. Their living area is dominated by water, and they specialize in preying on all kinds of miscellaneous fish and loach, especially frogs and eel. These three kinds of snakes are: golden ring snake, silver ring snake and pink chain snake.

They are all poisonous snakes, which can quickly inject venom into the body of Monopterus albus, make it lose its mobility, and then swallow it whole. Snake's gastric juice can completely digest Monopterus albus with bones. Moreover, if a poisonous snake living in or near the waters eats Monopterus albus, Monopterus albus will lose its mobility, and it will not get into the snake's body and destroy the snake's internal tissues, as is often said.

The question is, why is there a saying that snakes eat eels and die? Generally speaking, when there is enough food, snakes will not take the initiative to eat Monopterus albus. First, this creature is difficult to catch. It can travel in the water at a very fast speed, and it can drill back into the mud in an extreme time. It is very likely that the bamboo basket will draw water with a sieve. Second, eating eel is really dangerous. If the eel is too big, some snakes really suffocate easily.

Therefore, only when food is relatively scarce will snakes attack Monopterus albus, especially some smaller Monopterus albus. Generally speaking, there are not many chances for snakes to meet Monopterus albus and eat Monopterus albus, but they will eat it.