Can - sure. A hippo certainly can gape wide enough to get a snake in there and swallow it.
But hippos are herbivores, plant eaters, and wouldn't deliberately try to eat a snake.
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It is unlikely for a lion to successfully prey on a fully grown rhino due to the rhino's size, strength, and thick skin. However, lions have been known to scavenge on rhino carcasses or target young or injured rhinos.
Yes. But hunting down an adult hippo is not practically possible for a lion. Though, it may hunt down young hippos that stray off from their family
Of course yes, but they cannot kill a adult hippo. They may kill a baby hippo that has strayed off from its mother.
The lion would eat the rhino
A lion would typically avoid confrontations with a rhino due to their size and strength, as well as the rhino's tough skin and horn as defensive weapons. In most cases, a lion would only target a young, sick, or injured rhino if desperate for food.
the rhino would send the lion flying into the air, and fall down. so the rhino would win.
It would depend on various factors like the size of the rhino and the experience of the lion. Generally, a rhino's size and thick skin give it a significant advantage in a confrontation.
It is difficult to predict as it would depend on various factors like the size and strength of the lion and rhino. Generally, a rhino's size and thick skin could give it an advantage in a physical confrontation with a lion.