Mud wrestling goannas!

[Karly]

Was out 4WDing today near Ingham and came accross these two huge Spot Monitors (Varanus Panoptes I think) trying to shred each other to pieces! :shock:
It was quite an amazing thing to see, nature at its most brutal...

Of course it had to happen the only time I didn't have my camera on me, so I snapped a couple of pics on my phone. In the 5th pic you can kind of see that one has spots of blood all over him.

 

[ryanharvey1993]

that would have been amazing to see, very lucky, shame you didnt have your camera.

 

[antaresia_boy]

wow, that looks amazing. woulda been amazing to see in person. how big were they do you reckon?

 

[Scleropages]

Awesome lizards!

 

[jinin]

nice, thats awesome,

 

[serpenttongue]

Awesome! Panoptes are one of my favourites!

 

[Karly]

It was kind of scary watching them fighting, I wanted to break them up but didn't fancy my chances against those claws! Besides I figured they must have been fighting for territory or something so who am I to get in the way of such a noble quest? :lol:
They were massive, they were definately over a meter in overall length.

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

What a buzz, nothing like seeing natural spectacles like this.
Your very lucky.

 

[greeny1]

geez your so lucky, i have trouble finding reptiles let alone seeing them doing anything!

 

[reptilerob]

WOW what an amazing sight, i am so jealous. Recently i watched an echidna bath in a waterhole in state park and thought that was cool, but that doesnt come close to your goannas. Well done.

 

[Acrochordus]

Lucky you, right time at the right place. Shame about not having the camera.
Thanks Tim.

 

[DanTheMan]

Mmm mud wrestling.. how sexy, that's how I like my panoptes.

 

[redbellybite]

Would have loved to see that ...yeah it does look like one had a bit of blood spillage ....so do you guys reckon its two males biffing on ?

 

[TWENTY B]

lucky you. Awsom sight to see.

 

[Chris1]

that would have been awesome to see!

 

[byron_moses]

nice one mate your very lucky to see them like that top stuff

 

[JasonL]

It's pretty much ritualistic and they usually walk away with only some minor scratches, far less than you would of walked away with had you tried to break it up. You were very lucky to see it though, well done.

 

[redbellybite]

It's pretty much ritualistic and they usually walk away with only some minor scratches, far less than you would of walked away with had you tried to break it up. You were very lucky to see it though, well done.

So Jason .would they be males?

 

[serpenttongue]

So Jason .would they be males?

Yes, both males.

 

[JasonL]

So Jason .would they be males?

100% every time.