A monster crocodile has been caught devouring a one metre long lizard in one bite at a river . Fishing guide Carol Gleeson watched as the hungry fresh water crocodile swallowed the water monitor whole , which is a type of goanna , at the Mary River near Pine Creek in Northern Territory . After feasting on its ' meal , the three-metre reptile noticed Ms Gleeson from a distance before it submerged into the water . 'It was a real shock , ' Ms Gleeson told Daily Mail Australia . 'There was only a little bit of the tail hanging out of his mouth , then he saw me a went under . ' Ms Gleeson has been living by the Mary River Station for more than 15 years where she runs the Mary River Australian Safaris . With several years of fishing and hunting , Ms Gleeson said she has never witnessed anything like this before despite living near a croc infested location . 'It was amazing - you do n't see that very often if ever , ' she said . ' I ’ ve seen a saltwater fella eating a leg of a deer . ' A monster crocodile has been caught devouring a one metre long lizard in one bite at a river this week . the hungry fresh water crocodile swallowed the water monitor whole at a river in Northern Territory . Fishing guide Carol Gleeson watched as the hungry fresh water crocodile swallowed the lizard whole . The incident comes just a month after a 4.38 metre croc was caught last month after it had been eating dogs and threatening locals in a Daly River community , NT News reported . The Parks and Wildlife Crocodile Management team trapped the creature near Nauiyu and successfully removed him . Senior ranger Tom Nichols said the animal had been in the area for ‘ a couple of weeks ’ . ‘ It was taking dogs from the community and posing a threat to kids in the area , ’ he told NT News . ‘ A trap was set about a week before the croc was caught. ’ The Parks and Wildlife Crocodile Management load the 4.38m crocodile onto a trailer . It took three members of the croc management team and local police to get the half-ton saltie out of the trap . ‘ We gave it some drugs , pulled it out of the trap and loaded it up on our skid trailer , ’ Mr Nichols said . ‘ Some crocs are worse than others but he wasn ’ t too bad . ' ‘ We stopped in Adelaide River to wet him down and that gave the local kids , and adults too , a chance to see the croc and ask questions. ’ This was the 58th crocodile removed from Top End waters this year . It was later taken to the Darwin Crocodile Farm at Noonamah . The huge crocodile 's jaws are taped shut before it is pulled from the trap up to the trailer .
A three-metre crocodile ate a one metre long lizard in one bite at a river . Fishing guide Carol Gleeson watched the battle at Mary River this week . Ms Gleeson said she has never witnessed anything like this before . The Australian Reptile Park is home to more than 100 species of reptiles and amphibians including crocodiles, pythons, turtles, lizards, birds and mammals such as kangaroos, koalas, wallabies and wombats.