Community Monitor Lizard Crashes Through Shop Ceiling in Ayutthaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures courtesy of Khaosod.

 

Owner of a beauty shop in Ayutthaya was left terrified when a large monitor lizard crashed through the ceiling and landed in the middle of the store after days of unexplained noises above.

 

The incident occurred at Lady Beauty Rojana, Village 2, Sam Ruean subdistrict, Bang Pa-in district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. CCTV footage captured the moment the hefty reptile fell through the ceiling, prompting the shop owner to call Ayutthaya Ruam Jai Rescue Association for help.

 

Specialist snake and reptile handlers arrived to find damage to the rear storage area, with sections of ceiling broken and scattered. The monitor lizard had hidden among stacks of boxes, forcing rescuers to carefully remove them one by one.

 

Once discovered, the animal put up a fierce struggle, managing to wriggle free and dash through the front of the shop, causing the owner to leap away in panic. A chaotic chase ensued before rescuers managed to grab hold of it again. Even then, it resisted violently and it took more than 30 minutes to subdue the lizard.

 

 

It was eventually secured in a sack and released back into the wild.

 

The shop owner said she had heard noises above the ceiling for several days but never imagined it was a monitor lizard. It wasn’t until the middle of the night, when part of the ceiling gave way, that she checked the CCTV footage and saw the creature fall, deciding to wait until morning to call for help.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-08-12

 

 

 

[lamyai3]

Poor thing just dropped in to pick up some whitening moisturiser and have it's nails done. 

[sammieuk1]

The Monitor' was on the monitor' and then monitored' and now hopefully handbag sized and for sale on the TV 🤔

[Bacon1]

We've had a few come into the garden, much to our dogs delight.

 

I was surprised how comparatively placid they are. 

 

 

[Rimmer]

A few years back we had five or six babies hatch under our pool deck, they grew into three foot friendly monsters, had to trap them one by one and re locate them.

 

 

[Bacon1]

Our brave son..😁

 

 

 

[Peter Crow]

2 minutes ago, Bacon1 said:

Our brave son..😁

 

 

 

 

The lizard?

[norfolkandchance]

17 minutes ago, Bacon1 said:

Our brave son..😁

 

 

 

Go get him Jack.