Show friendly feeling for birds that kill snakes all over south africa tho the secretary bird Is protected hy by law and cust custom din in tile tho stomach of one secretary bird were found three snakes each about a yard long eleven elevell lizards all ciul a quantity of crickets and locusts tile tho bird almi no hesitation in itt attacking lacking a cobra or any poisonous onous snake it comes up quietly then opening its wings to its body lashes flashes upon tile the snake and usually kills or d ilia I 1 H bubles it wore before it can strike if tile snake does docs to strike tho the blow Is caught upon oie one of the wings then the birds beak anti feet fenish the business before eating enting its prey tho the bird plucks out tho the outlier feather which was struck in south america the car laino lama a prettily crested bird much smaller than the secretory secretary kills snakes aus tr allas snake killer Is tho the laughing loughl ng jackass of 0 which there are several kinds the bird to Is a saucy creature and a bit of a thief but since it kills and eats cats snakes it la Is protected and encouraged |