The most #Straya image of 2018 emerges on New Year's Eve: A group of cane toads band together to hitch a ride on a giant PYTHON
- A group of cane toads mounted a python as it slithered through some grassland
- At least 10 cane toads were latched onto the snakes back, as it slithered away
- Most animals in the region are well aware that cane toads aren't a safe meal
In what could quite possibly be the most Australian image of 2018, a group of cane toads have been spotted mounting a python as it slithered through some grassland.
The snake was found in Kununurra in Western Australia and a picture of the bizarre scene was shared on social media.
At least 10 cane toads were latched onto the snake's back as it slithered through the dead of the night.
Another four appeared to have jumped off by the time the picture was snapped.
It what could quite possibly be the most Australian image of 2018, a group of cane toads mounted a python as it slithered through some grassland
Most animals in the region are well aware that cane toads aren't a safe meal, and generally avoid attempting to eat the pests for fear of being poisoned.
When toads are threatened they secrete a milky-white fluid known as bufotoxin that's toxic to many animals.
One user went so far as to say the snake had no choice but to carry the pests on its back.
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'The thing is, the snake probably knows not to eat them so he can't attack them to get them off,' one person said.
'I suppose it could roll around on the grass if it wanted to.
'This is the pinnacle of cane toad domination,' said another.
