Greenskeeper at Osoyoos Golf Club catches video of a snake fighting a coyote before it becomes a snack – Oliver/Osoyoos News

Contributed Damien Hannah

Try as the snake might, it became lunch on Friday for a hungry coyote searching for food at the Osoyoos Golf Club.

Damien Hannah, who works as a Greenskeeper at Osoyoos Golf Club, came across the site while working last week and caught a video of the coyote’s takedown and subsequent snake snacking.

“I couldn’t love my job more. It’s our own little wild world up here, and the animals aren’t afraid. Osoyoos Golf Club is a beautiful place to be,” Hannah shared over messenger.

The BCSPCA said that coyotes are generalists whose usual food source comes from small mammals like rats, mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits.

“However, coyotes will also eat garbage, compost, fallen fruit, seeds from bird feeders and pet food. They will also prey on free-roaming cats, small dogs and chickens if given the chance,” it added.

According to WildSafeBC, on average, the Conservation Officer Service receives approximately 1,100 reports regarding coyotes every year.

The majority of the species are in urban areas such as the Lower Mainland and Central Okanagan. Coyote reports can increase slightly during coyote breeding season which begins in February.

Any coyote encounters that are aggressive in nature or show a lack of fear of people and pets should be reported to the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.