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Video captures incredible moment python attempts to eat large bird while hanging from TV antenna

Incredible footage has captured the moment a python attempted to eat a large bird while on the roof of a suburban home just south of the Gold Coast. SEE THE VIDEO

Snake vs bird on roof of home

Incredible footage has captured the moment a python attempted to eat a bird — believed to be a currawong — while on the roof of a suburban home just south of the Gold Coast.

In the video, the gutsy python can be seen holding on to its prey while hanging from a television antenna at a Kingscliff home.

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A python attempts to eat a currawong while hanging from a TV antenna at a home in Kingscliff. Picture: Supplied.
A python attempts to eat a currawong while hanging from a TV antenna at a home in Kingscliff. Picture: Supplied.

The bird is understood to have been caught and killed by the python, presumably while it was sitting on the TV antenna.

The video was uploaded to the Kingscliff Happenings facebook group earlier today with the owner of the footage claiming she had never seen anything like it before.

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The python seems to struggle to lift the currawong as it hangs from the antenna. Picture: Supplied.
The python seems to struggle to lift the currawong as it hangs from the antenna. Picture: Supplied.

Gold Coast snake catchers have warned residents to be on alert for snakes, with January to March their busiest time of year.

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