And a spider family known as theridiidae, which includes the black widow, took down the most snakes. Indiana Jones might be asking, 'Why did it have to be spiders?' after reading a new report ...

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Many animals, including humans, are known to dine on snakes. Mammals, lizards, birds and even snakes engage in snake eating.

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There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Researchers consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of this unusual predation strategy.

A review back in 2021 documented cases of spiders preying on snakes, turning up 319 reports from every continent except ...