A fatal fight between an eagle and a snake has been caught on camera in a state in the south of India.
The pictures were taken by Sambath Subbaiah in the area of Tamil Nadu, one of the 29 states of India, during a visit
The bird of prey and the rat snake were fighting for a short time before the eagle inevitably won and swallowed the snake
Images caught on camera show the eagle and the snake, pictured together, while they skillfully fight one another
One of the photos show the eagle looking at the camera with the snake in its mouth before gulping it down.
The two animals confronted each other and snake at some point stood in front of the eagle which, later, swallowed it
The brown and white eagle tries to catch the snake with its claw moments before stretching its head towards it and eating it
His images show the two animals fighting one another before the short-toed eagle wins.
After the intense fight, the bird can be seen swallowing the rat snake in one gulp after whipping it off its body
One of the photos shows the bird looking at the camera while holding the snake in its mouth