Bit off more than you can chew? Impressive moment an ANT takes on a deadly brown snake in outback Australia
- Massive ant battles with baby snake at Waitpinga Camp Site in South Australia
- Father and two sons spotted the ant stuck between scales on the reptile’s head
- Venomous serpent repeatedly contorted body as the ant desperately clung on
A large ant has challenged a venomous brown snake to a terrifying battle on a dirt road in outback Australia.
Business owner Seth Emery, 37, and his two sons were out camping with friends at Waitpinga Camp Site in South Australia when they spotted the pair wrestling in the gravel.
Mr Emery said his sons spotted the large ant between the snake’s scales as it tried to free itself.
A massive ant battled with a baby snake at Waitpinga Camp Site in South Australia (pictured)
‘I got the boys to step back knowing most snakes are dangerous, and then I took a closer look,’ he said.
In the footage the ant is seen attacking the snake’s head as the reptile thrashed around the dirt in the ground.
The ant wouldn’t let go of the snake but the reptile survived the attack.
While he has no idea why the ant attacked the baby snake, he assumes the serpent must have crawled close to the ants, who felt threatened.
The footage of the frightening scuffle was posted to social media on March 21 and has been viewed thousands of times.
‘This is crazy… such a super big ant,’ one woman said.
‘Love our country,’ another commented.
Seth Emery, 37, and his two sons were out camping when they spotted the pair wrestling in the gravel (pictured)
The ant stayed locked onto the serpent’s head as the reptile continued to contort it’s body and jerk erratically along the ground (pictured)
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