Eagle vs. Sea Snake | National Geographic

this is the white-bellied sea eagle in
the South China Sea near Borneo when
this Eagle spreads his wings the banded
sea snake sees the movement and dives
the Eagle is a formidable predator and
now it’s on the prowl
sure enough the Eagle power dives after
it the snake can only stay underwater so
long it’ll at the surface for the
briefest moment that gets an oxygen and
in that moment
the eagle has harvested the seesnake to
provide food for the next generation
believe it or not snake fed baby eaglets
are more likely to survive in the wild
than chicks raised on other foods like
most parents adult Eagles will do
whatever it takes to give their kids the
edge and that means learning how to bank
sea snakes PAP so be it someday maybe
these chicks will do the same for their
babies let’s take a look at another
capture as this eagle soars upward with
his prize the snake makes in his
business don’t paralyze the eagle with a
deadly dose of snake venom
let’s slow it down
as you can see here the snake does get a
piece of the Eagles leg but doesn’t
quite get the chance to inject the venom
the Eagle wins it takes a magnificent
well deserved victory lap to the cheers
of the throttle