Cane toads spotted hitching a lift on python’s back as it escapes storm

The amphibians may have been trying to mate with Monty the python, according to one expert.

(Paul Mock)

By Alistair Mason, Press Association

These cane toads found an ingenious route to safety when a storm hit – hitching a lift on the back of a python.

The image was captured by Paul Mock, who spotted the unusual sight on his farm in Western Australia.