A tree snake and a tokay gecko had an epic struggling while hanging from a branch - with the lizard eventually managing to escape.<br /><br />The pair of warring reptiles were seen on a tree while dozens of cowboy fans were attending a country and western convention in Saraburi, central Thailand on Wednesday (January 15) morning.<br /><br />Their attention was distracted when they noticed the golden tree snake hanging down from a branch while strangling the gecko.<br /><br />Footage shows the tree snake swallowing the entire head of the lizard, while dozens of stinging ants added to the lizard's suffering when they converged on its body.<br /><br />With the gekco's prospects appearing bleak, suddenly the snake's grip loosened and they both dropped to the ground.<br /><br />The startled snake slithered away while the gecko was lying still a moment before it scampered to safety.<br /><br />One bystander said the gecko was lucky to survive after obviously losing the fight. <br /><br />He said: "I thought the gecko was finished as the snake already had the gecko's head in its mouth, but somehow they fell down and the tree snake just slithered away."
