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i need help.in an homework,i'm confused.is a snake eating a bird egg considered predation?is they eggs prey and the snake a predator?

i need help,please.i'm confused.are eggs considered a prey in the relation of snake-egg?

please help!

Answer 1

A snake which is eating a bird's egg is a predator. The snake is predating the bird egg. The bird egg is the prey in this scenario.

Check out the link for a definition of the word "prey."

Answer 2

No, the snake is not a predator in that moment. That is stealing!!

To be a predator one has to kill a live prey.

That is what I thought until I have read some facts here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator

It turns out that one trying to still an egg is a predator after all.

Answer 3

The short answer is yes.

Don't think too hard about questions like these.  There's actually no consistent definition for a predator.  Parasites and grazers for example are occasionally considered predators.