Giant goanna captures rabbit and swallows it whole

THIS poor little bunny didn’t stand a chance. The fluffy ball of fur was swallowed whole by a two-metre goanna on a power pole. WARNING: Graphic images

WARNING: Graphic images

THIS poor little bunny didn’t stand a chance. The fluffy ball of fur was swallowed whole by a two-metre goanna on a power pole.

A video shows the massive lizard swinging the hapless rabbit from its neck from side to side after capturing it perched on the top of a power pole.

The video which was uploaded to YouTube on March 23 by a user called Dee W describes it as an Australian goanna swallowing the rabbit, although it doesn’t state where the footage was shot.

“Some people may find this video a bit disturbing but it is only nature” says the subtitle on the five minute clip with no audio.

Around 30 species of goanna are known, 25 of which are found in Australia.

The largest is the perentie (V. giganteus), which can grow over 2.5 metres in length.

A goanna will prey upon any animal it can catch and is small enough to eat whole.

They can naturally unhinge their lower jaw in order to fit large prey in their mouths.