CAPTURING a death struggle between snake and crocodile on film has earned a Mount Isa photographer almost $30,000.
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Marvin Muller’s stunning shots of an enormous water python devouring a metre-long fresh water crocodile following an epic duel that shocked onlookers at Lake Moondarra, near Mount Isa in March, circulated worldwide.
Snake expert Associate Professor Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Science, said while water pythons usually targeted smaller animals and rodents, small fresh water crocodiles were easy prey.
‘‘Crocs are more dangerous to catch but easier to sneak up on,’’ he said at the time.
Muller captured the battle on film, and his photographs have now been syndicated to news organisations around the world from Lithuania to Mexico.
‘‘I just calculated all the monthly summaries, and we’re sitting on about $26,900 at the moment,’’ he told ABC North West Queensland.
‘‘It’s pretty awesome, I never would have thought we’d make that much out of it. Every bit of money is nice to get in.’’
He told ABC North West Queensland he had used the money to pay off his car and bankroll a trip to Tonga – where he plans to swim with whales.