Title

Frog without head after attack by a grass snake

Caption

Frog without head after attack by a grass snake (Natrix natrix), frog frees itself from the mouth of a grass snake and tears off its head in the process, Mueritz National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Date

Apr 29, 2012

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Volker Lautenbach

Reference

BRK23F91_479

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29,0Mb (738,8Kb) / 13,0in x 8,7in / 3897 x 2598 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amphibia Amphibian Amphibians Anura Central Europe Colubrid Colubridae Colubrids East Germany Eastern Germany Europe Europe's FRG Frog German German Federal Republic Germany Grass snake Grass snakes Holarctic true frogs Lake Mueritz Lake system Lepidosauria Mecklenburg Lake District Mecklenburg Lake Plateau Mecklenburg Lakeland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Middle Europe Mueritz Mueritz National Park Natrix natrix Naturpark No People North Germany Northern Germany Republic of Germany Scaled reptile Scaled reptiles See Serpentes Snake Snakes Squamata State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania True frog True frogs Vertebrate Wildlife aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild attack attack position attacks batrachian batrachians battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent body of water brown frogs conservation area countryside danger dangerous dangers deserted empty environmental reserve fauna fight fighting freedom habitat head heads lake lake scenery lakeland lakelands lakes lakescape landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes mouth mouths natural environment natural environments natural habitat natural preserve natural preserves natural reserve nature nature conservation area nature park nature reserve nature reserves no one nobody open air pond frogs protected area release releasing reserve reserves rip ripping risk sanctuary scenery serpent tear uninhabited venture wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography N.P. NP National Park National Parks Reptile Reptiles Reptilia free posture postures water waterfront waters