Mutual mortality of Great Horned Owl and southern black racer: a potential risk of raptors preying on snakes. (Short Communications).: An article from: Wilson Bulletin

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From the author: We encountered a dead southern black racer snake (Coluber constrictor priapus) coiled around a dead Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). We suggest the owl was strangled by the snake before the snake died of wounds inflicted by the owl. There are previous reports of intense physical struggle between Great Horned Owls (and other raptors) and large constrictors but this is the first documented report of mutual mortality between a Great Horned Owl and a snake. Received 19 Oct. 2000, accepted 31 Aug. 2001.

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Title: Mutual mortality of Great Horned Owl and southern black racer: a potential risk of raptors preying on snakes. (Short Communications).
Author: Roger W. Perry
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 113 Issue: 3 Page: 345(3)

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