The article mentions in a side note that the spider doesn't consume much of it. "When a spider catches a snake, it will often spend hours or days feasting on s

The article mentions in a side note that the spider doesn't consume much of it. "When a spider catches a snake, it will often spend hours or days feasting on such a large prey. Spiders have an irregular feeding pattern. When a lot of food is available, they eat in excess, only to go hungry for long periods again afterward. They store excess food as energy reserves in their body and use it to tide them over longer periods of starvation. "Still, a spider often eats only a small part of a dead snake. Scavengers (ants, wasps, flies, molds) consume what remains."