A wild monitor lizard broke into a cage and stole a fluffy pet rabbit.

CCTV footage shows the 3ft-long reptile emerging from the canal beside the vendor's stall before crashing inside the DIY enclosure built under a table in Samut Prakan, Thailand on February 9.

The rabbit was never seen again. It is believed to have been eaten by the reptile.

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.