We'll resist trotting out the old "bitten off more than he could chew" jokes, but check out this car crash.

Just in case you weren't sure, it's a meter-long pike that apparently died as it gorged itself on a 75cm zander.

The unlikely coupling was found floating in the waters of Almere, near Amsterdam by fisherman Rene Spaargaren, who reported his find to Dutch nature conservation news website Natuurbericht.

British angling expert Charles Jardine told the BBC: "What on Earth possessed the pike to take on prey that size? Gluttony just killed that fish."

He added: "A pike is not an alligator or a python - it will not accommodate similar-sized food.

"Because the teeth on a pike go backward, it would have been unable to release its grip on the zander. It was a death grip for the fish."

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• Great Escape

  Look what I caught toda...oh.

• Casting Mishap

  We saw this coming a mile away.

• Fish Attack

  Sometimes the fish fight back.

• Pulled In

  This can happen when you catch fish that are bigger and way stronger than you.

• Broken Rod

  Bummer.

• Steal

  You'll want to hold onto that net a little tighter next time.

• Hooked Thumb

  Hurts, huh? Imagine how the fish feels.

• Man Overboard

  If the fish goes under the boat, just let it go.

• Had It Coming

  Hopefully the dog found this as funny as we did.

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