Observations of Possible Cooperative Foraging Behaviour by the Brown Water Snake, Lycodonomorphus. rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Snakes are usually solitary animals except when sheltering under cover, during male-to- male combat, mating and where species use communal dens for hibernation. The usual predation methods used are discussed including a case of cooperative hunting. Observations of possible cases of cooperative foraging by the South African Brown Water Snake, Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823), are provided along with a suggested explanation of the advantages of such cooperation.