Haha, I didnt think so either! I mean, they cannot physically swallow the thing! I have lost 2 hens and one duck this way over the past few years. You know it was a snake if you find a dead bird with a slimy head and neck, where they snake tried to eat it, but had to give up at the shoulders...
It takes them time to kill the hen though, so if you hear a commotion, there's a good chance you can save here. Ive saved quite a few over the years. :)
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Oh my. I'm glad for the tip on what to look for if I find a mysteriously dead hen. It's baffling that the snake would kill something so big in the first place!
I didnt believe it until it happend to me! You wouldnt think they would. Some people say that the hen must have bothered the snake and the snake was defending itself, but I find that hard to believe when all the times its happened, it was the dead of night and the hens were roosting...