The fierce battle between snakes and woodpeckers

The rare battle between a woodpecker and the "intruder" - a 3m long snake - was recorded in the Amazon forest.

Fighting match between snakes and birds.

The confrontation takes place after the snake occupies the woodpecker's nest on the tree. The crimson crested bird tried several times to "kick" the snake out of its home but was bitten by the snake five times.

Each time, the olive-colored snake used its mouth to hold the small bird and let it fall to the ground.
After the battle lasted about 4 minutes, the seriously injured bird had to abandon the nest and most likely died of wounds or carnivorous beasts.

Assaf Admoni, 38, a city engineer from Herzelia, Israel, captured rare images of the battle between woodpeckers and snakes during a tour on the Yarapa River in Peru last June.

'The woodpecker came back and saw the snake crawling into the nest when it was away. I guess the snake wants to look for eggs or young birds. '

'It seems that the female bird acted like a mother protecting her child. Many times he tried to climb the tree and attack the snake. And the snake is not happy about it and constantly attacks the bird '.

Admoni said he admired the bird's perseverance. 'What surprised us was that the bird seems to have sacrificed itself for the young birds that we guess are inside the nest. It is willing to do anything to evict the attacker from the nest. '

But Admoni added: 'The woodpecker has finally succumbed. It looks very painful. Our guides say that the bird must leave because of the smell of blood that makes it easy to be the target of other beasts. We don't know what will happen to the bird then. '