A Queensland driver was forced to play chicken with an eagle after it launched a snake at her windshield.

Joanne Fenwick was driving between Wivenhoe Dam and Esk on the Brisbane Valley Highway with her mum and grandparents on November 23 when an eagle carrying a snake suddenly dive-bombed her car.

The eagle reluctantly let go of its meal in a desperate bid to avoid hitting the car.

The snake was sent hurtling into the driver's windshield.

Ms Fenwick said everyone in the car froze as the reptile flew towards them at high speed.

"We seen the eagle coming in from the right hand side. As you see in the video... and it got closer and closer. My thoughts were 'oh s--- we are going to hit both of them'… but at the last minute the bird dropped the snake," she told nine.com.au.

"I couldn't swerve because there was a truck coming the other way. At first we crapped ourselves… but then it was hilarious."

Ms Fenwick assured any naysayers the incredible footage was genuine.

"It's not something you would expect to see but it actually happened. Glad we got it on dash cam otherwise we would have a hard time getting friends and family to believe us," she said.