Brown Snake-eagle

The snake-eagles eat reptiles including poisonous ones. The scales on the legs may give protection against snakebite. Slideshow photos 1 & 2 show a brown eagle ensnared by a black spitting cobra, courtesy of Abby Olemisiko (click left lower image to see). The upper bird in flight (Serengeti) is courtesy of Amos Pampy Hardecker. The other birds in flight were seen in Selous (left), courtesy of Shaun Wells and Mambo viewpoint, courtesy of Valéry Schollaert. The left 4th row photo was taken at Lake Manyara; the rest, at Tarangire.

	Brown Snake-eagle Circaetus cinereus
	Home	Alphabetical	Maps	Taxonomic	Butterflies Alphabetical Photo ID page	Links/Resources