【2013 Archives】

If there's one thing more frightening than a large venomous snake013 Archives it's a snake eating another snake. Gross.

But unfortunately in Australia, it happens.

Snake catchers Norman and Sally Hill caught sight of this eastern brown snake just helping itself to a carpet python, when they were called to a home near Ipswich in Queensland on Monday.

"We've never seen something like this before, it's very rare any snake catcher gets an opportunity to witness something like this," Norman Hill told AAP.

It was a few more hours until the snake was caught and removed from the house. The snake catchers politely waited for the reptile finish its meal.

If they're disturbed while eating, they could regurgitate their food, you see. Even more gross.

Brown snakes are typically known to eat frogs, other reptiles, birds and mammals. But they're known to have a cannibalistic side too, especially when in captivity, according to the Australian Museum.

They're also responsible for causing the most deaths in Australia, many of which have been a direct result of bites to people trying to kill them.

So, once again, let the professionals handle the snakes.

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