Snake 'befriends' snack hamster, Bizarre, yet cute =) |
| *Zatanna* |
 Jan 21 2006, 11:53 AM
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QUOTE A rodent-eating snake and a hamster have developed an unusual bond at a zoo in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, the Associated Press news agency reports. Their relationship began in October last year, when zookeepers presented the hamster to the snake as a meal. The rat snake, however, refused to eat the rodent. The two now share a cage. "I have never seen anything like it," a zookeeper at the Mutsugoro Okoku zoo said, adding that the hamster was known to fall asleep sitting atop the snake. The hamster was initially offered to Aochan, the two-year-old rat snake, because it was refusing to eat frozen mice, the Associated Press reports. As a joke, the zookeeper said they named the hamster Gohan - the Japanese word for meal. "I don't think there's any danger. Aochan seems to enjoy Gohan's company very much," zookeeper Kazuya Yamamoto told the Associated Press news agency. The apparent friendship between the snake and hamster is one of many reported bonds spanning the divide between predator and prey. From BBC News I hope the little guy doesn't end up a meal someday. 
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Jan 21 2006, 11:58 AM
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 Bay Area YadadaDiiiig.  Group: Official Member Posts: 4,249 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,202 |
Watch the snake turn on the hamster, in the middle of the night.
Midnight snack (: Lol Jk. Thats hella cute. |
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Jan 21 2006, 12:00 PM
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 It eats you, starting with your bottom. Group: Member Posts: 1,999 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 160,674 |
Hmm, I saw that when I was checking my email on comcast.
How odd. I think we underestimate the intellegence of animals, with the cat calling 911, the mouse geting revenge, etc etc. |
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Jan 21 2006, 12:12 PM
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Awww that's cute =]
I think the snake wants to be a vegitarian ;] I hope it doesn't starve to death though... |
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Jan 21 2006, 12:19 PM
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 You'll find me in your dreams. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,536 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 114,010 |
The snake got cold.
Hamster = warm |
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Jan 21 2006, 12:41 PM
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Hamster-snake hybrid coming soon!
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Jan 21 2006, 02:00 PM
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 Peggy. Group: Member Posts: 2,508 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 214,025 |
Whoa. That's just cute yet weird.
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Jan 21 2006, 02:08 PM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
That's pretty awesome.
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| *Blow_Don't_SUCK* |
Jan 21 2006, 02:09 PM
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QUOTE(Hiphop d[-_-]b @ Jan 21 2006, 12:58 PM) Watch the snake turn on the hamster, in the middle of the night. Midnight snack (: Lol Jk. Thats hella cute.  yeah when i was reading the article, the whole time I went like, "KAWAIIIII" |
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Jan 21 2006, 02:29 PM
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 白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
Wow, that's pretty cool . I'd like to hear the followup w/ this story.
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Jan 21 2006, 03:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 3,459 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 328,021 |
Awww.. that's so cute!
Although if I were the snake, I'd have eaten the hamster. I'll bet it tastes good. |
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Jan 22 2006, 12:29 AM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
aw lol that's really cute.
That snake is a picky eater. But yes, i hope the snake doesn't eat the hamster one day. :( |
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| *Libertie* |
Jan 22 2006, 01:59 AM
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lol! That's sweet. Animals are funny. <3
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Jan 22 2006, 02:25 AM
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hehe thats pretty cool
today i saw a dog try to hump a lion on max ex -_- |
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Jan 22 2006, 02:54 AM
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 I'll never be who I was again.. Group: Member Posts: 2,886 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 77,981 |
Aww..How cute...
Hopefully the snake and hamster remain friends..=] |
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Jan 22 2006, 03:00 AM
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haha thats awesome!
 how interesting though...
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Jan 22 2006, 04:41 AM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
how sweet! it's kind of like how a hippo took a tortoise up as its surrogate mother.
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Jan 22 2006, 04:55 AM
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ei well i just want say that im moriko and im new here hope i can know friends out here in create blog.....peace out peepz....:p
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Jan 22 2006, 11:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 3,459 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 328,021 |
^ That should be in introductions. Hello.
Yeah. I wonder why animals do this sort of thing.. it's like animals taking animals of other species under their care.. it's cute though. 
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Jan 22 2006, 12:33 PM
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that is so cute
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Jan 22 2006, 02:13 PM
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 -Officially Insane- Group: Member Posts: 870 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 117,293 |
I saw that on Yahoo. How cute!
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