Snake swallows crocodile whole after lengthy battle

A huge snake has won a life-and-death battle against a crocodile in Australia, swallowing the animal whole after a lengthy struggle before amazed onlookers.

Travis Corlis, who watched the fight at Queensland’s Lake Moondarra, near the mining town of Mount Isa on Sunday, said the snake, thought to be a python, was about 10ft long and “healthy looking”.