But after that harsh lesson, it likely won’t bother another secretary bird anytime soon. The post This Powerful Bird Can Crush a Snake’s Skull, No Problem appeared first on A-Z Animals . Show ...

Five times the bird's weight lands on the snake in one-tenth of the blink of an eye When the lanky leg of a secretary bird kicks a snake in the head, the killer blow can transfer five times the ...

Two African “secretary birds” escaped from the North Carolina Zoo in May, and staff members still are trying to lure them home more than a month later. The birds left their behind-the-scenes ...

The secretary bird stands over 4 ft. tall on long, crane-like legs. Unlike most birds of prey that swoop down from the air to make a kill, the secretary bird hunts its quarry mostly on foot.

When the lanky leg of a secretary bird kicks a snake in the head, the killer blow can transfer five times the bird's own weight in a hundredth of a second. So say UK researchers who have been ...