Bittu Sir, I was present when this image was made.. This image is ethically made.. There at least 10 people present while the eagle landed down and it was behind the clutter.. Only Rajesh and couple of others had this angle where both snake and the eagle where visible..Shruti - The snake did escape.. When the eagle landed on the ground, snake spread its hood for a faceoff and to scare the eagle away and started crawling towards the bush ahead. That is when this image was made.. As you can clearly see snake's hood is faced towards the bush..Need further clarification would happy to help you.. Bittu sir I have shared my snake and eagle's image to the mail id given by you.