This snake bit off more than it could chew when it tried to swallow a live monitor lizard. <br /><br />The golden tree snake pounced on the unsuspecting 2ft long reptile as it scampered through woodland in Lopburi, central Thailand, on April 21. <br /><br />Footage shows how the serpent wrapped itself around its victim but struggled to get its jaws around the water monitor’s body. <br /><br />The pair eventually dropped to the ground as the tree snake continued trying to swallow the lizard whole. <br /><br />Hiker, Nang Ploy, captured the scene during her walk. She said: ‘’It looked like the snake won the battle eventually. It was struggling to eat the lizard for about 20 minutes.<br /><br />''When I left the lizard was lifeless. I continued my walk but when I returned on the way back about two hours later, both of them had gone. I think the snake had swallowed the lizard by that point.''
