In Australia, bloodthirsty ninja bunnies are taking down snakes
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One doesn’t often think of rabbits as bloodthirsty predators. Which is why one Australian farmer was surprised to learn that a pair of the cuddly critters was to blame for a spate of serpent killings on his property. From the Cairns News:
For three weeks Armando Del Manso believed his dog was responsible for the dead snakes showing up with teeth marks all over them on his East Barron property’s lawn each morning.
But it turns out it was a pair of rampaging rabbits killing the snakes.
The 42-year-old boilermaker [ed. note: That's a real job? I thought it was just a drink!] first made the discovery Tuesday night when he spotted the two wild rabbits attacking a king brown snake.
“The snake was raised up in the air in the striking position and the two rabbits worked their way around him and killed him in two minutes,” Mr Del Manso said.
“I’m gobsmacked, it’s absolutely incredible.”
According to Del Manso — who raises bantams, which are basically midget chickens — the rabbits are the size of a household cat. Shortly after he connected the snake deaths to the rabbits, Del Manso noticed a few newborn bunnies. He now believes the killers were protecting their young. Which is certainly unusual, but not unheard of.
No matter the cause, Del Manso told the newspaper, “These are killer rabbits man.”
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It’s like they skipped “Watership Down” for “Riki Tiki Tavi.”