Snakes are known as egg stealers in the wild.

Frank De Beer, a professional wildlife photographer, captured stunning footage of a snake stealing eggs.

According to Frank, that day he and his group of friends were relaxing, enjoying hot cups of coffee together and looking at the beautiful view next to a lake.

After a period of relaxation and re-energizing, the group of friends was preparing to pack up to go home when they suddenly heard the pitiful cries of the Blacksmith Lapwings. This is a relatively common bird and is often found in the African savannah regions.

The reason for the name Blacksmith is because the characteristic cry of this bird is a bit like the sound of an iron hammer. They are highly territorial animals, even overprotective of their nests.

When approaching the bird’s nest, the group of tourists suddenly discovered a snake with the same intention.

With his experience, Frank knew that snakes were extremely fond of eggs from other animals, so he guessed that there was going to be a good show to watch.

As expected, the birds sensed the impending danger and immediately went into battle mode. At the same time, flocks of birds continuously attacked the intruder.

However, the snake proved extremely cunning and stubborn. Not only that, with its speed and agility, the snake not only dodged the onslaught of attacks but also caught one of the eggs in the nest.

Immediately, the snake performed a special technique and swallowed the entire trophy into its mouth. That entire exciting moment was filmed by Frank’s lens.

The ability to swallow prey many times larger is one of the extremely unique characteristics of snakes.

Research by scientists shows that snakes use a specialized group of skull bones, ligaments and muscles to open their jaws as wide as possible, helping them hunt prey much larger than their own size.

It is the jaw opening that sets the limit on the size of prey the snake can eat.

The super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws allows them to swallow even larger animals than their mobile jaws alone would allow.

Unlike the lower jaw of humans and other mammals, the lower jaw of snakes is not fused but is only loosely connected with an elastic ligament, allowing their mouths to open wider.After After grabbing the prey and swallowing it whole, the next step the snake does is push the prey along the digestive tract.

Stomach fluid helps snakes break down tissues. When eating small prey, snakes can use their jaws to push worms or mice down the digestive tract. But with a large meal, snakes use the bones in their head and jaw to push prey down into their stomach.

After finding a meal, the snake quickly disappeared into the bushes, leaving the birds with infinite sadness.