In the picture captured by Indonesian photographer Dzul Dzulfikri, the 27-inch blue viper is seen touching noses with the tiny mouse as the two start sniffing each other out before the snake suddenly opened its mouth and gobbled up the mouse whole

AMBUSH: This is the moment the blue viper strikes and swallows the terrified mouse whole. The incredible shots were captured by photographer Dzul Dzulfikri from Bekasi, Indonesia while he was at his friend’s back garden

Incredible images show the moment a mouse is gobbled up whole after coming face to face with a 27-inch blue viper. It took only five minutes for the blue pit viper to devour the four-inch rodent as the photographer witnessed the rare moment

The blue pit viper, measuring 27-inch long, is pictured staring straight at the photographer Dzul Dzulfikri from Indonesia

The mouse, which was dropped into the viper’s outdoor habitat as a weekly treat by its owner, curiously approaches the snake

MEAL TIME: The viper is shown swallowing the last bit of its tasty treat after devouring the tiny mouse within just five minutes

Within seconds, the mouse had disappeared from sight and into the snake’s mouth. The four-inch rodent was gobbled up whole after coming face to face with the venomous blue viper at its owner’s back garden in Bekasi, Indonesia

CHILLING STARE: The blue viper, an aggressive predator with venom that can cause severe bleeding, is native to Indonesia