THIS 1.2m western brown proved why he is one of the deadliest snakes in the world when he took on one of his own in the Top End.

This amazing photo shows the writhing reptile trying to devour an orange-naped snake, known as a moon snake, as it coiled in defence, wrapping around its killer's body.

Territory couple Karolynn and Derek Maurice captured the unusual clash between the snakes in the car port of their Marlow Lagoon home in Palmerston.

"It majorly freaked us out as we lost a friend to a western brown in Alice Springs a few years ago, and my 15-month-old son Cale was riding around on his trike there not even an hour earlier,'' Mrs Maurice said.

"As soon as I seen (sic) it I screamed and ran and jumped in the car nearby to hide, while my husband got rid of them.''

The mother-of-three said: "It's one of those things that you don't believe until you see the photos.''
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One hungry snake..

wow. . . kinda, shocking.

wonder which one would have won xD

The way snakes eat are just nasty! The whole swallowing something whole thing is just gross an especially when their body gets all full and puffed up. Gross!

yum, snakes for breakfast

Thats nothing amazing snakes have been canabilistic for ever. I've seen a rattlesnake eat a ratsnake.

I would of spun out fully, but thats nature at its best. Cool find Owls.

Snakes will eat each other if they are being feed at the same time and captive have been known to fight in open areas due to males being territorial.

Did you know that Blackhead Pythons eat poisonous snakes...... Thats freaky.

it is a disgusting snake...
thank you for the topic