Fearless chicken fights off hungry snake to protect her eggs
It has been a great week for mothers in their ongoing fight against hungry snakes.
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It has been a great week for mothers in their ongoing fight against hungry snakes.
On Monday, a mother rat victoriously fought off a snake in order to protect its young. Now, it's time for a mother chicken to show a snake who's boss.
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Sandy Rewald from Queensland, Australia, captured an intense moment on Sunday in which a snake, believed to be a water python, was snacking on some her chicken's eggs.
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But the chicken, named Chook Chook, wasn't going to let her babies be destroyed without a fight. After noticing the snake, Chook Chook fearlessly attacked the snake, successfully driving it away from where she laid her eggs.
Don't mess with Chook Chook.
[h/t: 9 News]
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