During a storm in Kununurra, Australia that dumped nearly three inches of rain, a farmer braved the weather to check on the dam near his home. That’s when he spotted this 11-foot python “moving across the grass at full speed” with 10 cane toads riding on his back.
68mm just fell in the last hour at Kununurra. Flushed all the cane toads out of my brothers dam. Some of them took the easy way out – hitching a ride on the back of a 3.5m python. pic.twitter.com/P6mPc2cVS5
— Andrew Mock (@MrMeMock) December 30, 2018
But, according to amphibian expert Jodi Rowley, these poisonous toads weren’t just hitching a ride to get to dryer grounds – they were actually trying to mate with the snake.
This is one of the most amazing videos I've seen!! Lots of *very* horny Cane #Toads (Rhinella marina) trying to mate with a large Olive #Python (Liasis olivaceus), with Giant Burrowing Frogs (Cyclorana australis) & Red Tree #Frogs (Litoria rubella) calling in the background! https://t.co/uy4yACCb8q
— Jodi Rowley (@jodirowley) December 31, 2018
Via The Guardian