Unlucky monitor lizard is attacked and eaten as it mated

 

One very unlucky fellow made a very quick drop from the heights of ecstasy to the depths of agony. One minute it was mating with its partner, the next it was some other guy's lunch.

Pictures show a pair of monitor lizards mating in the Kruger National Park in South Africa - unaware that they were being hunted.

Seconds later, a honey badger pounces, attacking one of the reptiles before flipping the creature over and devouring it. The dramatic images were captured by 43-year-old freelance wildlife photographer, Lisl Moolman. See more after the cut.