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The Lapwing bird parents swoop down upon it and dive bomb the Dhaman snake, to prevent it from getting close to their chicks. This video shows the quintessential locomotion pattern of a snake, with the typical snaking winding motion on the ground. This Rat snake uncurls itself and snakes down a slope, in the hope of catching a lapwing chick. The cute little Dhaman snake is not a threat. In fact, it's a farmer's friend as it eradicates rats! Spring-time and the harmless Dhaman or Rat snake has become active at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi See how a snake locomotes, in this perfect video that shows a snake moving forward via slithering through the grass. Dhaman or Rat snake demonstrates snake locomotion while Peacock checks on the snake, up close at Wilderness Orchard. A rare sight that t
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