- The Australian Reptile Park in Somersby had an early Christmas visit from Santa
- Breathtaking footage shows him trying to feed a big feisty crocodile named Elvis
- He also delivered gifts to koalas, wombats, dingoes, a tortoise and a sleepy owl
Santa Claus took a break from delivering toys and presents to children, and instead stacked his sleigh full of treats for animals at the Australian Reptile Park.
Footage from Sunday afternoon shows St. Nick delivering delicious treats to the park’s animals, including some feisty crocodiles and a sleepy koala.
According to Channel 7, Santa enjoyed his trip to the zoo but ‘would not let his reindeer anywhere near the alligator enclosure.’
During his visit, Santa approaches ‘Australia’s crankiest crocodile’ Elvis to give him a treat
Elvis then chases Santa Claus out of his enclosure at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby
The jolly Father Christmas first visited Elvis, Australia’s crankiest crocodile, fed him a special Christmas lunch – and narrowly avoided becoming lunch himself.
‘We were so lucky at The Australian Reptile Park to get a special early visit from Santa himself this morning!’ the delighted park staff.
‘He bought along presents for all the animals!’
Saint Nicholas stopped by the dingo enclosure to give one lucky animal a Christmas treat
Father Christmas can be seen having a cuddle with a wombat at the Australian Reptile Park
A happy wombat is lifted up by Santa so he can nibble on some leaves from a nearby gum tree
Much to the delight of the crowds who were there on the day, St. Nick walked between enclosures with a sack thrown over his shoulder with the words ‘Santa Clause Is Coming To Town’ emblazoned on it.
He stopped to feed a large tortoise chunks of sweet potato and cuddle a wombat, before pulling a huge bone out of this sack and giving to to a delighted dingo.
A grinning Santa could also be seen helping a koala nibble on some gum leaves, patting an owl and then being chased through the park by a lumbering wombat.
Hilarious footage shows a territorial wombat chasing the Christmas visitor out of his enclosure
Elvis the Cranky Crocodile gets a special Christmas treat from Santa during his Christmas visit