Photographers have captured a dramatic fight to the death between a snake and a crocodile at Lake Moondarra, near Mount Isa, in northwest Queensland.
Marvin Muller took this photo of the final moments of the epic wrestling match. The entire battle lasted about four hours and attracted the attention of several people with cameras at Lake Moondarra. “Pretty interesting experience, it’s not something you think you’re going to see, but I guess on Mount Isa, in the interior, you see some very interesting things,” Muller said. (Contributed: Marvin Muller)
Marvin Muller took dozens of photos showing intricate details of the animals’ fight to the death. He has now sold his pictures to an agency, which has syndicated them all over the world. “I was up until one in the morning uploading them because they wanted to put them in newspapers all over Europe and the United States,” he said. (Contributed: Marvin Muller)
tiffany Corlis took several photos with her smartphone. the images were quickly shared around the world. She says that the crocodile put up a fight, but was no match for the snake. “(The crocodile) was fighting at first, he was trying to keep his head above water and survive. But as the morning progressed, you could tell they were both getting a little weaker as the fight went on, finally, the crocodile relented.” (Contributed: tiffany Corlis)
Mrs. Corlis says she was surprised when the snake started eating the crocodile. “It was just amazing, we were thinking the snake had bitten off a little more than it could chew, pardon the pun, but it actually ate the crocodile.” (Contributed: tiffany Corlis)
Ms. Corlis says the fight drew a lot of attention, with several people taking photos with their smart phones.
She says they all got pretty close to the action.
“We were probably a little too brave, a little too crazy,” he said.
“You could actually see their feet and see their scales and everything, it was just amazing.”
Ms Corlis says the incident has not deterred her from swimming in Lake Moondarra in the future.
“I think I’ll send someone else first.”
