This is the moment two monitor lizards wrangled each other on a deserted road in Thailand.

Footage shows the two fierce reptiles standing on their hind legs and battling for dominance along a rural road in Nakhon Pathom province on June 30.

Onlooker Kun Golf said: 'I was surprised when I saw them fighting near my house. It's not something you get to see everyday.'

Asian water monitor lizards normally live in canals, swamps, sewers and ponds in cities in Thailand. They feed on fish, snakes, frogs and scraps of food left by humans.

The reptiles are aggressive when threatened and have a mildly venomous bite which sometimes carries harmful bacteria. The Godzilla-like reptiles are also a protected species in the country so their population thrives.