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Hi, Nancy -- crows definitely are consummate omnivores, meaning they
will eat just about anything and will be opportunistic about it too.
I'm sure they do eat snakes, and probably the best candidate for what
you saw was a garter snake. Regarding eels as possible prey, I would
never rule it out. And you might know that eels can come out of the
water (mostly at night?), can breathe through their mouths, and can
forage for terrestrial prey as well as move from one water body to
another -- amazing beasts!
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
On 7-Jul-10, at 7:20 PM, Nancy Nickerson wrote:
> Hi Jim:
>
> This afternoon I saw a crow flying over Highway 101 near the
> Greenwich exit, carrying a good-sized snake (or perhaps an eel?).
> Do crows eat snakes and/or eels?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nancy
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Hi, Nancy -- crows definitely are consummate omnivores, meaning they =
will eat just about anything and will be opportunistic about it too. =
I'm sure they do eat snakes, and probably the best candidate for =
what you saw was a garter snake. Regarding eels as possible prey, =
I would never rule it out. And you might know that eels can come =
out of the water (mostly at night?), can breathe through their mouths, =
and can forage for terrestrial prey as well as move from one water body =
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