great blue heron captures a snake at the green cay wetlands in boynton beach, florida

wildlife heron bird yellow beak snake predator lunch meal eating capturing bill sharp cutting marshy greenery water wetlands cay preserve feathures expression focused killing legs neck eye scales slithering snatched hunter quickness intriguing struggling devouring process riveting spellbinding reflexes florida tropical semitropical plants blue 2024 movement action active life death sudden striking intense patterned balancing rear profile jaws mouth pink reptile great captures boynton beach late february 2024 struggles opens wide tiny vain effort survive fatal attack crest swampy predator feathers struggling reptile bill masticating