News Forum - Massive water monitor lizard disturbs Southern Thailand home

[Thaiger]

Possibly one of the heaviest Asian water monitor lizards ever reported was found at a home in Southern Thailand. The massive lizard weighing around 100 kilograms was safely relocated by a rescue team yesterday after lying in front of the door at a house in Nakhon Si Thammarat. 29 year old Teerasuk Pudee returned from work to find what he thought was a crocodile lying in the way of his front door. When he got closer, he realised it was in fact a 2-metre Asian water monitor lizard, known as “tua hia” in Thailand. Teerasuk was scared the animal might […]

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[Poolie]

Here, Kitty Kitty.........if I saw that taking 40 winks in front of my door, I'd want a sewage truck toute suite.

[Noble_Design]

How would this lizard fair in a fight with a komodo dragon? 

[palooka]

Have a large one (1.5 metres) crosses the main highway regularly, locals say he's going to see a pooying.

Wouldn't want to hit one of them, they look solid.

[Cathat]

I've seen them being removed from lumpini park a few times.

does anybody know if they are being relocated to other areas or are they fairly tasty.

[Noble_Design]

5 minutes ago, Cathat said:

I've seen them being removed from lumpini park a few times.

does anybody know if they are being relocated to other areas or are they fairly tasty.

They are quite tasty cooked in claypot curry:

https://says.com/my/lifestyle/this-stall-in-kl-serves-monitor-lizard-claypot-curry