Rascally water monitor found stuck in hotel fish pond

 

PATTAYA:--At around noon on Oct. 9, a 2-meter-long male water monitor jumped into a hotel fish pond at the beginning of Soi Najomtien 26 in Sattahip, no doubt trying to catch an easy lunch.

 

Problem was, there was no water in the pond, and no fish.

 

The rascally lizard realized his mistake too late and couldn’t climb out.

 

Call in the officers from the Najomtien Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, who were quick to capture the wayward beastie using a loop knot at the end of a pole.

 

They then bound the intruder’s feet and carted him off to once again rejoin nature.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-10-11--

I would imagine they killed him.

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

I would imagine they killed him.

Yes agreed i think the word is future not nature

Do some Thai people eat this monitor lizard? Why are there so many of them in Thailand?

More than a decade ago a lecturer in Laos drank a few tablespoon of monitor lizard blood and he got infected by the virus in the blood. The virus attacked his brain and he became sick. Half way through his lecture he couldn't recall some facts and also became in coherent in his speech.

 

17 minutes ago, ylmiri said:

Do some Thai people eat this monitor lizard? Why are there so many of them in Thailand?

Edible and many? Not in Thailand.

Here the toads can jump around unharmed.

Frogs must not stick their head out.

On 10/12/2019 at 12:51 PM, Thingamabob said:

I would imagine they killed him.

Protected species here... if they kill him it will be done where there are no prying eyes. Personally, I hate the things.

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