The”very first snake spotted this season” at Merciful Hearts Farm in upstate South Carolina was a doozy. The 5.5-foot black rat snake tried to remove one of the farm ducks. Fortunately, Farmer Al, aka Al Potter, understood just what to do in this snake vs. duck battle.
Deb Potter filmed the encounter and published it to the farm’s Instagram page. She said she and Al had another sheep to shear in the front pasture when they heard “a strange commotion under the car.”
Ends up, a snake had gotten a duck by the foot and covered itself around her.
“They were battling & rolling under the vehicle,” Potter composes in the video’s caption. Farmer Al pulls the knotted pair out of under the vehicle and carefully disentangles them. It’s not a sight you see every day.
Enjoy a snake vs. duck + farmer battle:
The Potters measured the snake versus Al’s 5-foot scoundrel before they released it. They estimate it was a “beautiful” 5.5-foot black rat snake. The first snake sighting of the season at this household farm definitely made an impression– on the duck and the web.
A snake tried to take down one of the farm ducks. Thankfully, Farmer Al knew simply what to do in this snake vs. duck battle.