This video shows why you should NEVER feed the wildlife in Australia
SCARY footage shows a zoo visitor quickly learning his lesson after trying to feed a goanna.
Why you shouldn't feed animals through the bars of a zoo
The video starts with the goanna lizard in a cage.
A visitor to the zoo dangles a piece of meat through the cage bars.
The lizard grabs the food and gobbles it down.
But another visitor sticks his hand too far in.
Never feed the wildlife in Australia
The lizard lunges towards him, biting down on his hand.
The visitor is seen pulling at the creature, desperate to get it off him.
Thankfully he manages to break free from the lizard's fierce bite.
The scary video has gone viral online.
The lizard sinks his teeth into the visitor's hand
One user wrote: “Don't forget people, monitor lizards are venomous.”
Another commented: “The lizard has great biting force.
“He’s likely to be bleeding a lot and have cuts on his hand!”
This footage comes after a man was filmed being nearly swallowed whole by a deadly shark.