WATCH: Rarely seen mink caught on camera dragging snake in Florida
American mink (Neovison vison / Mustela vison), mustelid native to North America on river bank. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
COPELAND, Fla. - A Florida woman captured a rare sight in the Everglades: a mink carrying a giant snake across a road.
A mother and daughter were on their way home from a nature hike in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park when they spotted a mink crossing the road – and just seconds later came back out of the woods dragging a snake dinner with it!
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission posted the video from Hannah Cardenas.
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"Meal fit for a mink," FWC wrote on Facebook. "Imagine the surprise seeing this Everglades mink scampering across the road carrying DINNER!"
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According to FWC, a mink can eat small mammals, fish, birds and snakes more than twice their body length. Mink sightings are reportedly uncommon in the wild.
"They are a state threatened species and sightings are rare due to their elusive nature."
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