webfact Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Hia! Monitor lizard wanders through Bangkok trafficBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- Drivers on Ratchadamnoen Nok had to blurt out a "hia!" this morning... because there was literally a hia on the road.There was mild chaos at Makkhawan Rangsan intersection this morning when a monitor lizard aka Tua Ngern Tua Tong or just hia wandered across the intersection and affected traffic during rush hour, forcing drivers to try their best to avoid crushing the lizard.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/04/27/hia-monitor-lizard-wanders-through-bangkok-traffic-photos-- Coconuts Bangkok 2016-04-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Poor guy, I hope he didn't end up in someone's soup bowl . Reminds me of a time when they paved over what was a roadside khlong in front of my office. One day one of the girls in the office started screaming "turtle,turtle" but with her accent i couldn't understand what she was saying, looked out to the road and saw cars going around what was a pretty decent sized tortoise at a fairly good rate of speed. Ran out there, grabbed him, ran him over to the khlong on the otherside, set down on the embankment and he took off right away into the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rykbanlor Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Poor guy, I hope he didn't end up in someone's soup bowl . Reminds me of a time when they paved over what was a roadside khlong in front of my office. One day one of the girls in the office started screaming "turtle,turtle" but with her accent i couldn't understand what she was saying, looked out to the road and saw cars going around what was a pretty decent sized tortoise at a fairly good rate of speed. Ran out there, grabbed him, ran him over to the khlong on the otherside, set down on the embankment and he took off right away into the water. Tur-tun, Tur-tun! Is colour green and Pur-pun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeinThailand Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I do hope the lizard is not traumatized by his ordeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Traffic police. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Poor guy, I hope he didn't end up in someone's soup bowl . Reminds me of a time when they paved over what was a roadside khlong in front of my office. One day one of the girls in the office started screaming "turtle,turtle" but with her accent i couldn't understand what she was saying, looked out to the road and saw cars going around what was a pretty decent sized tortoise at a fairly good rate of speed. Ran out there, grabbed him, ran him over to the khlong on the otherside, set down on the embankment and he took off right away into the water. Tur-tun, Tur-tun! Is colour green and Pur-pun Damn straight dude, that's what they were yelling ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Poor guy, I hope he didn't end up in someone's soup bowl . Reminds me of a time when they paved over what was a roadside khlong in front of my office. One day one of the girls in the office started screaming "turtle,turtle" but with her accent i couldn't understand what she was saying, looked out to the road and saw cars going around what was a pretty decent sized tortoise at a fairly good rate of speed. Ran out there, grabbed him, ran him over to the khlong on the otherside, set down on the embankment and he took off right away into the water. They (Monitor Lizards) are protected by law which is why number have boomed in recent times. In my old neighbourhood they used to run riot especially in the local shrimp/fish farms. Seeing the odd unlucky one squashed out on King Kaew rd wasn't unusual, nor was having them dossing about in the pool or garden. Beautiful creatures though can be feisty if threatened or cornered. That said 'protection by law' hasn't helped too many other 'protected species'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Poor guy, I hope he didn't end up in someone's soup bowl . Reminds me of a time when they paved over what was a roadside khlong in front of my office. One day one of the girls in the office started screaming "turtle,turtle" but with her accent i couldn't understand what she was saying, looked out to the road and saw cars going around what was a pretty decent sized tortoise at a fairly good rate of speed. Ran out there, grabbed him, ran him over to the khlong on the otherside, set down on the embankment and he took off right away into the water. She was saying turtle...that's what it was...not a tortoise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 re They (Monitor Lizards) are protected by law which is why number have boomed in recent times. In my old neighbourhood they used to run riot especially in the local shrimp/fish farms. i saw two of them in a few hours on 7 april ! i had been to see the bangkok eye ferris wheel and took a boat to rachawongse river pier and there was a big one about 6 foot underneath it it was dark under there but my note 4 did get something of it then i was walking by the sapha peoples river police station and i saw a four foot one i ran across the road to see if it came out the other side but it didnt dave2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Poor guy, I hope he didn't end up in someone's soup bowl . Reminds me of a time when they paved over what was a roadside khlong in front of my office. One day one of the girls in the office started screaming "turtle,turtle" but with her accent i couldn't understand what she was saying, looked out to the road and saw cars going around what was a pretty decent sized tortoise at a fairly good rate of speed. Ran out there, grabbed him, ran him over to the khlong on the otherside, set down on the embankment and he took off right away into the water. She was saying turtle...that's what it was...not a tortoise. Stand corrected ! But am a big reptile fan and do like the monitors, on my way up Erawan fall path Kanchanaburi saw one lounging in a pool, 8:00AMish, high-tailed it as I came up, probably a lot happier there than a Bangkok intersection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 We used to have loads of them out the back of us near the army camp on Ratchavithi, until the landowner hacked down all the trees and filled in the pond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Maybe they will start eating the soi dogs, that's one problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 There are plenty of them in BKK. This is only a small one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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