Do snakes eat birds?

Many snakes also eat eggs. But eggs, too, are animals, although at an early stage of development. Birds, especially young birds in the nest, are also a target. Non-constricting, non-venomous snakes generally eat smaller prey such as insects and small rodents that they can easily seize in their mouths and swallow. read more

The bird may not even know that it is not a worm before it had been eaten. Many types of the snakes do eat the small mammals, lizards, frogs, fish, eggs, birds, rodents and insects. The snakes do swallow the food in their whole. read more

Snakes are carnivorous reptiles which mean that snakes eat animals and not vegetables. There is no vegetarian snake species – all snakes eat meat. The amount of food they will eat and the size of their prey will depend largely on their size: larger snakes eat larger animals, while smaller snakes eat smaller animals, insects or bugs. read more

But eggs, too, are animals, although at an early stage of development. Birds, especially young birds in the nest, are also a target. Non-constricting, non-venomous snakes generally eat smaller prey such as insects and small rodents that they can easily seize in their mouths and swallow. There are also snakes that eat other snakes. read more