The Secretary Bird - 2006- Tickey

Secretary Birds are usually seen in pairs and if alone, there is often a mate not far off. The Secretary Bird enjoys a great measure of protection because of its habit of killing snakes. The birds are not immune to snake venom and must take care to ensure that the snake is dead before eating it whole, if it is small enough. In fact snakes form only a small part of its diet although it will attack any snake regardless of danger. Its diet consists mainly of lizards, small tortoises, mice, the young of game birds, grasshoppers and even termites