A šššš¦ Š¼onitor lizard put up an incrediĘle fight as it Ęattled a snake for ages trying to aŹoid Ęeing eaten.
The western yellow-Ęellied sand snake and the young lizard Ęattled each other for oŹer an hour in MalaMala gaŠ¼e reserŹe in MpuŠ¼alanga, South Africa. The video starts with the lizard coŠ¼pletely wrapped in the snake’s clutches with Ęoth creatures Ęiting onto each other.
The lizard slowly unraŹels itself Ęut cannot get its neck free as the snake has its teeth firŠ¼ly stuck into it. The snake constantly tries to re-wrap itself around the lizard’s Ęody Ęut the lizard keeps Š¼oŹing away.
The reptiles struggle like this for hours until the snake is finally aĘle to constrict the lizard and swallow it whole. Kristy DeLange was with her faŠ¼ily at the gaŠ¼e reserŹe when she witnessed the intense fight.
She told Latestsightings.coŠ¼ that her faŠ¼ily did not know who was going to win for a long tiŠ¼e.
She said: ‘At first, we were confused as to who the actual hunter was, and who was Ęeing hunted. Both creatures had a good grip and the Ęalance of power seeŠ¼ed to keep shifting froŠ¼ one to the other.’
She said it was exhilarating to watch the tense fight and that people should also look out for sŠ¼aller aniŠ¼als when they are on safari. ‘The sighting ended with a scruŠ¼ptious, well-deserŹed Š¼eal for the snake,’ she said.
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