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Cairns man snaps incredible pics of snake-eating spider [View all]

Michael Serenc
Thursday, April 19, 2012
© The Cairns Post

A READER of The Cairns Post has snapped an incredible series of images in a Freshwater backyard.

As a frequent visitor to the beaches and wild rainforests of Cape York, kite surfer Ant Hadleigh thought he had seen it all.

But the Cairns man was in disbelief after witnessing a golden orb spider slowly attempt to eat a brown tree snake at a mate's place in Freshwater yesterday afternoon.

"I thought it was pretty incredible," Mr Hadleigh said.

"A few times the snake managed to get up and attack the spider, and the spider would run back up the web.

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http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2012/04/19/215081_local-news.html

Might have to rethink that plan about moving to Australia....

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ewww ugh Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #1

Right here is a great example of why I never complain about the weather here in northern Minnesota. Brickbat Apr 2012 #2

Yup! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #5

Rethink moving to Australia???? SwissTony Apr 2012 #3

funny, but all too true! bbgrunt Apr 2012 #8

Yep, that Vegemite is the worst of the lot. nt. SwissTony Apr 2012 #15

....and you left out the cane toads! bbgrunt Apr 2012 #26

There are more deadly animals in Australia than any other continent Taverner Apr 2012 #38

I had to reread your title several times after seeing pics Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #4

Same here now I feel like Private Obvious. Rex Apr 2012 #41

The funnel webs spiders are the ones to watch out for in Australia. badtoworse Apr 2012 #6

Penetrating FINGER NAILS and SHOES?!!! Zalatix Apr 2012 #27

Australia is about 7,000 miles away from me petronius Apr 2012 #7

Scratch the idea of ME ever setting foot in Oz...... kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #9

Kill them both with fire Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #10

Fuck that. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #12

Size of a half dollar???? Mate, I've had pet spiders heaps bigger than that. SwissTony Apr 2012 #16

I have the phobia. I make no excuses about it. A spider the size of a half-dollar might as well cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #23

All their fauna there seems to be a little more "intense" than the rest of the world sylvi Apr 2012 #11

"Let's just leave all this shit here. It's too strange to spread around". ROFLMBAO!!! Ecumenist Apr 2012 #21

I used to be terrified of spiders. Hatchling Apr 2012 #13

Can I ask...why didn't you just move the wolfie outside? SwissTony Apr 2012 #18

We were just 2 weeks into our stay and knew nothing about the wildlife. Hatchling Apr 2012 #28

Are you sure it wasn't a Huntsman? Violet_Crumble Apr 2012 #31

VC, how can you kill a Huntsman??? SwissTony Apr 2012 #32

OMG, yes! Hatchling Apr 2012 #34

I'm not afraid of spiders and actually have had pet Tarantulas BUT I.DON'T.WANT.THEM. Ecumenist Apr 2012 #22

I actually leave daddy long legs alone if I find them inside. Hatchling Apr 2012 #29

People are named Ant in Australia? tabasco Apr 2012 #14

Short for Anthony, I suspect. SwissTony Apr 2012 #19

More incredible than taking the pictures is taking one of them JTFrog Apr 2012 #17

ye gods hfojvt Apr 2012 #20

This must be the steroid spider. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #24

I lived in Australia for a year. HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #25

bloody Shelob Evasporque Apr 2012 #30

I am in the hospital recovering. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #33

That spider is pretty cool, but check this guy out...He doesn't even need a web snooper2 Apr 2012 #35

I would never move to Oz, and not just because they can't play cricket... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #36

FYI, no one has died from a spider bite in Australia in more than a decade librechik Apr 2012 #37

It's been a long time since I was there HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #39

yes--everyone is aware of the danger there--I myself was bitten here in the US librechik Apr 2012 #40