A mechanic was shocked after finding a snake strangling a lizard on his tool shelf.<br /><br />Kitiphong Kititsok, 46, noticed the reptiles when he arrived for work at the garage in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast Thailand on June 5.<br /><br />Animal handlers received an emergency call and rushed to the scene with catching equipment.<br /><br />Footage from the one of the rescue team shows the golden tree snake coiling itself around the blue and orange tokay gecko. <br /><br />The snake was even seen putting its head inside the lizard mouth in an apparent attempt to win the struggle by gouging out the victim's internal organs.<br /><br />The handlers took just ten minutes to separate the snake and the injured gecko, which quickly scurried away into the undergrowth.<br /><br />The 3ft long snake was put into a sack before being released back into the wild.<br /><br />Kitiphong said he stepped in his garage to start work when he was frightened by the two reptiles on the wall panel where he hangs his tools.<br /><br />He said: "I was quite shocked when I saw the snake and gecko killing each other at my place. They were having a fight, I did not want to interrupt the moment. I then called the emergency team for help."
