This lizard appeared to have bitten off more than it could chew after it grabbed hold of a giant millipede.

The blue and orange Tokay gecko bit the eight-inch-long insect by its tail after seeing it crawling along a wall in Chonburi, Thailand, at 4 PM on September 4.

Passer-by Wuttipong Jansamut, 40, noticed the unusual scene after finishing work at a nearby factory and started recording.

He said the reptile looked to be struggling with the insect but even after a two-minute long stalemate it would not release the creepy-crawly.

Wuttipong said: ''I did not want to touch them. I stayed back. I've never seen a millipede this big, and definitely not with a gecko.

''I needed to get home so I didn't stop to find out how it ended. I'm not sure who won the battle. That is a mystery.''

The Tokay gecko is nocturnal but can appear in the early evening. It is native to Asia and feeds on insects and small vertebrates.

This lizard appeared to have bitten more than it could chew - after it grabbed hole of a giant millipede.

The blue and orange tokay gecko but the eight-inch long insect by its tail after seeing it crawling along a wall in Chonburi, Thailand, at 4pm on September 4.

Passer-by Wuttipong Jansamut, 40, noticed the unusual scene after finishing work at a nearby factory and started recording.

He said the reptile looked to be struggling with the insect but even after a two-minute long stalemate it would not release the insect.

Wuttipong said: ''I did not want to touch them. I stayed back. I've never seen a millipede this big, and eight-inch-longnot with a gecko.

''I needed to get home4 pmso I didn't stop to find out how it ended. I'm not sure who won the battle. That is a mystery.''

The tokay gecko is nocturnal but can appear in the early evening. It is native to Asia and feeds on insects and small vertebrates.