This is the amusing moment a brave lizard chased away a snake that tried to eat it.<br /><br />The tokay gecko was on the garden wall with its back turned when the green tree snake slithered along about to pounce.<br /><br />Such lizards are a favourite meal for the snakes and they are regularly seen falling victim to the predators.<br /><br />However, on this occasion, the gecko bravely stood its ground during the altercation on May 4.<br /><br />CCTV footage from the house in Bangkok, central Thailand, shows how the snake slithered along the wall and tried to snare the gecko. <br /><br />It then quickly retreated, followed by the large gecko chasing after it and knocking it off the wall onto the ground below.<br /><br />Resident Oe Suchet Ritteephamorn later noticed the snake on the ground slithering away into woodland and watched back his security cameras.<br /><br />He said: ''The snake thought it was going to find its dinner, but in the end, it was lucky to have escaped the attack.<br /><br />''The lizard was definitely very angry. It looks fearsome the way it chases after the snake.''
