Battle in the Desert

Check out a five-hour struggle caught on camera between a giant desert kingsnake and a sand monitor.

Published Mar 15, 2011 5:33 PM

Hunting

SHARE

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215791_130.jpg — We got these photos emailed to us under the subject heading “Dinner in Arizona.” The email said the pictures were taken by one of the road crew members at Cloudbreak, Arizona. However after some help from our readers and a little more digging, it now seems that the photos actually are from Australia.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215792_128.jpg — At first it was hard to tell who was eating who, but eventually the snake fit the sand monitor’s head into its mouth.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215793_125.jpg — It took hours for the snake (reportedly a black headed python) to finish off the sand monitor.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215794_125.jpg — As you can see, the crew members taped off the area to keep and drivers from running over the pair of reptiles.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215795_122.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215796_114.jpg — The sand monitor was estimated at about five feet long and the snake was more than seven feet long.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215797_124.jpg — The snake is stretching its jaw and body to its limits.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images2011038_32.jpg — Halfway done.

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo10013215799_116.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images20110310_33.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo100132157911_112.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images20110312_26.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2011photo100132157913_109.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images20110314_22.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images20110315_22.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images20110316_22.jpg

httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2013images20110317_23.jpg

Check out a five-hour struggle caught on camera between a giant desert kingsnake and a sand monitor.

MORE TO READ

RELATED

Pennsylvania Whitetail Tests Positive for CWD Near State’s Celebrated Elk Range

CWD has been detected in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

READ NOW
RELATED

8 of the Best Adventure Motorcycles for Hunters

If you are a solo hunter or angler, an adventure bike is a great option for going off-road and getting into the backcountry
RELATED

Gas Prices: The Limiting Factor in Hunting Access That No One Talks About

Costs associated with hunting, like fuel and ammunition prices, can have an impact on who gets access to certain hunting spots