Snake ‘befriends’ snack hamster
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….