"Idiot" Rattlesnake Swallows Entire Mouse Trap With Mouse in it
People had a lot to say about the snake on social media.
Rattlesnakes eating mice is nothing new. However, while the venomous reptiles instinctually hunt for rodents, apparently snakes have a little more trouble identifying wood and metal. This week, a naive rattlesnake is going viral for swallowing a mouse, who had already been entrapped by a mousetrap. And people aren't holding back, slamming the snake and calling it an "idiot."
Cottonwood Rehab in Espanola, New Mexico wrote about the incident in a Facebook post. They maintain that rescuers discovered the deadly snake with a Victor Easy Set Mousetrap bulging from its stomach.
"When you think you have seen it all. Got to work with Tom Wyant a four star snake wrangler to save this rattlesnake from its stupidity," the nonprofit Cottonwood Rehab in Espanola wrote in a July 4 Facebook post.
"He caught the mouse but did not realize it was still attached to the mouse trap. Thank you to everyone that helped walk me through this. At this point a success!!!!!!" the post continued.
The post, which has been shared almost 1,000 times, also included before and after photos of the snake with the trap inside and also after it had been removed.
While they didn't specify how long the mousetrap was in the snake's gut, they did reveal that the mouse was still intact when removed, indicating it had been recently eaten, as snakes take an average of "3-5 days to fully digest" their prey, according to Rattlesnake HQ.
"That's stupid snake," one Facebook user commented. "Snakes…. so adorable, very derpy and sometimes not very smart lol," added another. "Definitely made a bad life choice," joked someone.
Many people also praised the rescue for successfully removing the trap. "Thank you for saving him from himself," praised another. "Hope there's a full recovery!"
