A rural snake catcher could not believe his eyes when he saw an image of an eastern brown snake stealing a sausage right off a barbeque . But after being assured by his best friend , who took the image , Newcastle reptile controller Geoff Delooze now believes the image is authentic , and it is no fake snake . Mr Delooze told Daily Mail Australia he had never seen anything like the image , which was taken at a picnic on the Blue Mountains , on all his years on the job . The bizarre image shows an eastern brown snake eating a sausage whole straight off a barbeque . ‘ I couldn ’ t believe it . My best mate took the images from a picnic he was having . Otherwise I would have had trouble believing it was real , ’ he said . The ravenous reptile reportedly appeared in front of a large picnic , snatched the snag then disappeared back into the bush . ‘ Snakes usually avoid people at all costs . I think what ’ s happened is that this one had grown so big-it looks over two metres long from the width of the head-that it had developed somewhat of an attitude. ’ Mr Delooze said he contacted some American Snake research teams , who confirmed it was not unheard of for snakes eat outside of their natural diet . Snake catcher Geoff Delooze said he could n't believe his eyes when he saw the picture , which was taken by his best friend . The image was taken at a picnic in the Blue Mountains , west of Sydney . ‘ They said they had heard of some python eaters feeding their snakes chicken and things like that . So I guess it ’ s plausible. ’ He said while Eastern Brown snakes usually survive on rodents , as reptiles they will also eat anything they can fit in their mouth .
Snake catcher Geoff Delooze was given the image by his best friend . The snake appeared at a picnic and stole the sausage off the barbecue . He said eastern brown snakes will eat whatever they can fit in their mouths .