1D mk3 + 800mm f/5.6 IS lens, 1/800s, f/5.6, ISO 400, EC 0, 580EX II flash + Better Beamer, handheld
This photo was taken in the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge in Alviso, California. When I got there, the snake had been swallowing the rabbit for some time already. My long lens allowed me to stay at a safe distance away from the snake to take these photos. I stayed around for about an hour, but the snake managed to swallow only a few more inches of the rabbit. When the snake sensed my presence, it gradually dragged the rabbit into the bushes nearby to be out of sight. I guess it must have taken the snake at least four to five hours to swallow the whole rabbit.