Quite a weird sight... a snake eating a toad!

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Quite a weird sight... a snake eating a toad!

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The 5.7+ third pitch of Cascading Crystal Kaleidoscope (CCK), an airy and exposed Gunks classic.<br>
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Photo by [[11870]].

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Dale Storti

Sep 19, 2012

“Quite a weird sight... a snake eating a toad!”

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Quite a weird sight... a snake eating a toad!

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