Lizard hitches a ride

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The brown snake piggy-backing a lizard. Picture: Chelsea Hall

Natural disasters make for some interesting partnerships in the quest for survival.

Mooroopna's Chelsea Hall was checking out the floods in the town on Monday, October 17 with family and friends when she spotted a lizard riding on the back of an eastern brown snake on the timbers of the Watts Rd bridge.

Chelsea has seen a few snakes on the family orchard during the years, so she was not too fazed about getting a photo, while her friends took a step backward.

“The lizard was pretty chilled,” she said.

The Australian Museum description of brown snakes note that reptiles are one of its favourite meals.