Finding crazy things in the Australian wilderness isn’t uncommon by any means. In fact, the land down under is full of all sorts of terrifying and killer creatures. Spider, snakes, scorpions…you name it, because they have it all.
What makes Australia even more terrifying is how often deadly and terrifying wildlife comes into contact with humans.
Park ranger Paul O’Neill at the Nitmiluk national park in Australia’s Northern Territory stumbled across this gruesome sight. A large 8-foot-long olive python was feeding on an “agile wallaby” joey.
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The agile wallaby is one of the most common wallaby species found in Australia. Adult wallabies are usually about 2.5 feet long. Young wallabies (“joeys”) are fairly large, but this one was no match for the python.
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The olive python can grow up to 13 feet in length. It is the second largest snake species in Australia.
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When O’Neil came across the python, it had already fought and killed the wallaby joey. The snake was most likely lying in wait for the joey on one of his paths through the woods.
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