BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — Extremely rare footage of a brown snake eating a carpet python has been captured on film … where else, but Down Under? <br /> <br />The incident was filmed on Jan. 2 at a suburban house near Brisbane in the state of Queensland. It shows a deadly brown snake taking several leisurely hours to devour his less-fortunate fellow serpent, presumably after a fight to the death. <br /> <br />Brown snakes are the world’s second-most venomous land snake and are responsible for about half of all human deaths from snake bites in Australia. The non-poisonous carpet python … Mmm, well, not so much. <br /> <br />The incredible scene was discovered by fearless snake-catching duo, Norman and Sally Hill and posted to their Facebook page. <br /> <br />It might have taken three hours, but eventually the brown snake finished his meal and was then removed from the house. <br /> <br />Usually brown snakes eat frogs, birds, rats and mice but according to the Australian Museum, the species is known to be cannibalistic in captivity and can prey on snakes of a similar size. <br /> <br />Which just goes to show that in deadly Australia, even some of the biggest predators can sometimes become the prey.
