"The recent mouse plague provided plenty of food for the state's snake numbers, with reports of an increase in size and numbers," a spokesperson for the NSW Farmers Association told 7NEWS.com.au.

(PIX11) — The Animal Kingdom is full of cruel reality — and sometimes unlikely friendships. A Texas woman’s tweet about her aunt’s pet snake becoming “best friends” with a mouse that ...

This snake and mouse have struck up an unlikely friendship after the furry rodent was dropped into the huge reptile's tank - as its dinner. And now, six days later, they're best of pals.

This enables the snake to detect heat sources -- like a mouse -- and to strike and bite with accuracy, even in the dark. Copperheads have hollow fangs which they use to inject their venom.