This is the incredible moment two lizards gang up on a snake while it eats one of their friends - and save its life.<br /><br />The green tree snake had swallowed the Tokay gecko and was perched on a branch with a large bulge in its throat while it finished devouring it in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 14.<br /><br />But two fellow lizards desperate to rescue their pal were locked in a tense stand-off - and began cautiously biting at the serpent, even with the third lizard clearly already lodged in the snake’s throat. <br /><br />Onlooker Sawet Numpet, 31, watched the incredible scene unfold, then gently prodded the reptile with a stick before it uncoiled and released the suffocated and slime-covered lizard from in its jaws.<br /><br />The gecko was an unusual shade of red, barely breathing and with its tiny heart visibly pounding after its ordeal of being swallowed alive and suffocated.<br /><br />But it miraculously sprang back to life and scampered away along the bark to rejoin his pals.<br /><br />While the disappointed snake fell to the ground after being derived of its dinner. <br /><br />Sawat, who filmed the incident, said: ‘’I work at a factory and behind there are lots of trees and jungle area. I was taking a break from work with friends on Monday evening.<br /><br />‘’We saw the snake and the two lizards and it was unusual, because the two lizards were watching and something strange was happening. <br /><br />‘’They were attacking the snake and then I saw it had swallowed something, so we watched and then I hit the snake with a stick. <br /><br />‘’The lizard came out and it was red instead of blue and orange. It was injured and looked like it had no strength, but it came back to life.’’<br /><br />The snake, despite appearing to be green, is actually called a Golden Tree Snake or a Flying Snake. They prey on lizards, rodents, bird eggs and sometimes bats.
