Shockwave Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Well how about that? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4627950.stm A rodent-eating snake and a hamster have developed an unusual bond at a zoo in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Their relationship began in October last year, when zookeepers presented the hamster to the snake as a meal. The rat snake, however, refused to eat the rodent. The two now share a cage, and the hamster sometimes falls asleep sitting on top of his natural foe. "I have never seen anything like it," a zookeeper at the Mutsugoro Okoku zoo told the Associated Press News agency. The hamster was initially offered to Aochan, the two-year-old rat snake, because it was refusing to eat frozen mice,. As a joke, the zookeeper said they named the hamster Gohan - the Japanese word for meal. "I don't think there's any danger. Aochan seems to enjoy Gohan's company very much," said zookeeper Kazuya Yamamoto. The apparent friendship between the snake and hamster is one of many reported bonds spanning the divide between predator and prey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Must.Hold.Back.Tears. That was heartwarming and cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I emailed this around a couple of weeks ago. It sounds all nice and everything but here's my problem: WHY WERE THEY FEEDING A HAMSTER TO A SNAKE TO BEGIN WITH???? ISN'T THAT WHAT MICE AND RATS ARE FOR?? Honestly, Japan went down a notch in my book because of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 ^ Is that a big-ass hamster or a small-arse snake?! Mind you, my friend once had a hamster which grew to almost the size of a guinea pig. We renamed him Sumo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Freaky.... but ..... L'amour, l'amour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I have a feeling this is going to turn out like that whale in london story...all cute and adorable at first, and then tragedy will strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hamster, Rat, Mouse, they all look similar to me. Well, maybe not rats but Ive seen mice that look similar to small hamsters. You cant ignore nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Maybe the snake prefers roasted hamster with a hint of rosemary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStitch626 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 After owning 3 snakes in my family, its common knowledge even at pet stores that hampsters will not be eaten by most snakes. They have a certain smell in thier fur the snakes don't like. I've owned a 17ft Boa constrictor, named Kahn. it only ate hairy rats etc. My brother owned a 19ft Ball Python named Hiss, and it ate rabbits I'm sorry Elissa... We also had Pinky, a 3ft long rat snake that one day curled around my mom's leg and scared her to death when she walked into the bathroom but he died a month after we got him because he choked on his food.... Then I caught snakes and kept them basically for a week at a time, I found a python out in the woods one day in NJ that some guy let go! (I turned it over to the animal control facility a day later. catching snakes in the woods is fun though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelizeIt Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Why shouldn't this snake chow down on a tasty hampster??? Their meant for eating right? I owned a Ball Python when I was in college, and he ate lots of mice, but tasty hampsters were to large for him. I'm surprised these other snakes wouldn't eat a delicious hampster. These snakes usually sense a warm body and strike! Whether it's a hampster or a mouse they don't care, because their all included in the food chain. Go Snakes! Adios Hampsters! I hope Elissa doesn't use her powers to ban me over this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I should ban you for two reasons! Not being nice to rodents, and not being able to spell HAMSTER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Their meant for eating right? /// were to large for him. ...Hmmm. Maybe also for the words, They're and too, as well? Third time's the charm? Or you get pregnant? Or call it the Triple Crown? Eh. I'd rather drink Triple Crown, m'self, LOLOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoubraStreet74 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I have a feeling the snake is just not hungry or something. Does a snake really have the capacity to become "friends" with a hamster? I thought their vision is heat-based and they aren't too smart. I'm just afraid that one of these days someone's going to walk in and not find a hamster in there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelizeIt Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Wow! Even though I am a college graduate, I still managed to misspell the word Hamster. But, Elissa didn't ban me from her site! Which she has the power to do! She is the one in control. Lucky for me she isn't a tyrant. Rather she accepts that some of her following has a sence of humor. TPR rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterviper Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 ^Never underestimate the power of Elissa!!! I would watch your back If I was you BelizeIT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I should ban you for two reasons! Not being nice to rodents, and not being able to spell HAMSTER! Be glad you were not banned. People on the stupid DISBoards have been banned for much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hattuchili Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Nice story and a good thing for the hamster! --Sören Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Ugh, I hate those kinds of hamsters! I'm pretty sure that looking at it, it is a Siberian Dwarf, but I could be wrong. I had two of them when I was little and one of them bit the other's face off. Aside from that, I think that it's wrong to keep the hamster in that "feeding box" (at least I hope it's a feeding box) with that snake. The hamster, if it ever feels threatened will tear the shit out of that snake. I've seen a few reptiles get some nasty scarring from rodents that for some odd reasons chose to fight back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I should ban you for two reasons! Not being nice to rodents, and not being able to spell HAMSTER! Be glad you were not banned. People on the stupid DISBoards have been banned for much less. Are you really really bitter towards the DISBoard people for some reason? Everywhere I look, you're mentioning them. Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 ^ Are you implying that Barry tends to post the same sorts of things over and over (and over and over) again? That's a stunning accusation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tngdiablo Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The thought of snakes makes me cringe. If i were the hamster, I'd get the heck out of there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddymonster Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Poor snakes...they have such an unjustified, bad reputation. It makes me sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 ^They are a valuable thread in the rich tapestry of nature. That being said, my Dad used to carry a 22 pistol when he was farming for the express purpose of killing rattlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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