Reptile rumble: Goanna and a red bellied black snake fight to the death - so who wins?

  • A confident snake has challenged a goanna to a vicious fight on Fraser Island
  • Onlookers were shocked by the savage battle between the mismatched reptiles
  • However, there was no doubt who eventually came out on top after the fight

Australia is infamous for breeding some of the most dangerous animals in the world, and this week social media users got to see exactly what happens when two of them come up against each other.

In footage shared online by Queensland tour agency Unique Fraser, an angry goanna squared up against a sneaky red-bellied black snake.

The video shows the goanna violently shaking the snake, with one Facebook observer commenting that it was 'like a dog with a toy rope'.

In footage shared online by Queensland tour agency Unique Fraser, an angry goanna squared up against a sneaky red-bellied black snake

In footage shared online by Queensland tour agency Unique Fraser, an angry goanna squared up against a sneaky red-bellied black snake

Earlier this year Fraser Island resident Steven Sykus told The Gympie Times that while snakes and goannas were prolific on the island they did not usually attack each other.

The video of the savage fight has been shared on Facebook close to 3,000 times, with most awarding the winning prize belt to the physically much-larger lizard. 

The red-faced, red-bellied serpent is yet to confirm whether he will request a rematch. 

The video shows the goanna violently shaking the snake, with one Facebook observer commenting that it was 'like a dog with a toy rope'

The video shows the goanna violently shaking the snake, with one Facebook observer commenting that it was 'like a dog with a toy rope'

 

 

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Reptile rumble: Goanna and a red bellied black snake fight to the death - so who wins?

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