Birds of prey
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Slangenarend · Circaetus gallicus
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An eagle that hunts snakes
The Short-toed Snake Eagle has a large, rounded, almost owl-like head and yellow eyes. Over warm, open, stony country it hangs in the wind, hovering heavily while it studies the ground below.
It lives mostly on snakes, with some lizards, and often swallows them whole. From below it looks very pale, sometimes almost white.
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