Two days ago was feedingtime for my two green mambas.They are captive bred adults by now and in perfect shape.
The cage is about 1,8m high by 65cm wide by 1,3m long and has plenty climbing branches and a trapbox on the top corner.
Usually I just leave the thawed rats on a shelf in the cage and they will dissapear in a moment.Nothing goes unnoticed by them in the cage.
Today I walk into my snakeroom to an unbearable smell of a rat on a heatpad.I looked in all the cages and couldn't find anyhing.A few hours later I went back to the room to have another look.
And to my amazement,caught in the act is one of the green mambas greedily eating the decomposing swollen body of the rat that must have (unnoticed by me)fallen to the floor.It was allready halfway down his mouth ,so I just stood and watched.
I have seen fossorial snakes (ie Natal blacksnakes and Stilletto snakes) and cobras feasting on carrion,but not a green mamba.
They are accustomed to thawed food ,but this was really long gone.
The plus side is that I don't have to clean it up, but I am a little concerned that it might regurge the meal?
Just thought it was worth sharing.