Water Monitor crashes thru lady's ceiling: Thai media report on Tua Ngern Tua Thong!

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Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thai media Siam Rath used the polite Thai word for a water monitor after one half crashed through a lady's ceiling. 

 

They referred to the protected beast as a "tua ngern tua thong" ' the silver and gold beast'.

 

Bang Khen police along with rescue services soon had the two meter long animal in custody and returned to nature.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Sirirat, the house owner, said she heard a crash and felt plaster crashing down and got quite a start when she looked up.

 

Thais often use the vernacular word for a water monitor when swearing though there is a belief among older Thais that using the polite word will bring riches.

 

I hear that's correct, suggests ASEAN NOW's cultural affairs correspondent. 

 

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[tomazbodner]

But apparently it's very good luck if hia visits your house... I wonder if ASEAN NOW's cultural affairs correspondent can confirm that...

[tingtongfarang]

I had the same thing happen years ago, moo bahn security carried it out and threw it over a wall

[Nojohndoe]

I just want to know how a reptile that big gains access to the roof space ?

[Doctor Tom]

1 minute ago, Nojohndoe said:

I just want to know how a reptile that big gains access to the roof space ?

They can climb vertical walls, as I have seen myself, so no issue there. We have one that very occasionally visits our totally walled garden, getting over a 7 foot wall.  The dogs go mental when they see it and it, very slowly, it climbs over again. 

[KhunLA]

excellent use of wood pallet ????

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Doctor Tom said:

They can climb vertical walls, as I have seen myself, so no issue there. We have one that very occasionally visits our totally walled garden, getting over a 7 foot wall.  The dogs go mental when they see it and it, very slowly, it climbs over again. 

We've got one behind out place, except he burrows under the wall.