Two mice were thrown into a snake breeding aquarium at Hangzhou Zoo in Zhejiang Province, China. One mouse was soon captured by the snake, but the other bravely fought the snake to help his companions. The British media Daily Mail reports .

A mouse fighting a snake to help its companions (Source: Daily Mail)
A mouse fighting a snake to help its companions (Source: Daily Mail)

The brave mouse tried to counterattack the snake to help his fellow mice, even though he had no chance of winning. He attacked the snake by jumping on the snake's head and biting at the snake's mouth. He also tried to pull his fellow mice out of the snake's mouth. However, despite the desperate efforts of the brave mouse, the captured mouse was eventually swallowed by the snake.

The mouse bites the snake (Source: Daily Mail)
The mouse bites the snake (Source: Daily Mail)


Trying to pull out friends (Source: Daily Mail)
Trying to pull out friends (Source: Daily Mail)

After failing to rescue his companion, the mouse tried to find a hiding place in the aquarium to survive. However, it was captured and eaten by another snake in the aquarium.

A brave mouse is captured by another snake
A brave mouse is captured by another snake


Have been swallowed
Have been swallowed

The snake was hungry shortly after waking up from a long hibernation, and the two rats were the first meal the zoo gave the snake after hibernation, the Daily Mail reports.

The Daily Mail's comments section for this article contains numerous posts from readers. Many praise the high humanity (?) Of mice trying to help their peers.

"Even animals can think, feel, and sympathize like humans. Amazing!"
"This mouse may be brave than many humans. It deserves a medal."
"The mouse taught us about compassion and humanity."
"I think this is a companion. Anyway, the sad news."

However, it seems that many people disliked snakes in this article.

"The mouse that was eaten earlier may have been another partner. Even the mouse will have emotions. That's terrible news."
"Unpleasant. All snakes should be killed."
"The only good snakes are dead snakes. I feel sorry for the mice."
"I hate mice, but I almost cried after reading this article."

Others blamed the zoo for feeding live rats.

"Did we have to throw the mice alive?"
"I know that even snakes have to be eaten, but this is not a natural environment. In nature, mice have a chance to escape. Once placed in a glass aquarium, there is no escape."

Some people were angry with nowhere to go.

"Photographer! Don't shoot, help the mouse!"