Charlie Summers / Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight with snake in beak. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Charlie Summers / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight with snake in beak. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Charlie Summers / Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) taking off, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, East Africa

Anup Shah / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)perching on a branch . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March

Peter Blackwell / Black breasted snake eagle {Circaetus pectoralis} Masai Mara, Kenya

Tony Heald / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) Kaokoland, Namibia

Tony Heald / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) Kaokoland, Namibia