skippybangkok Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Litterlally A huge bang this morning against the glass sliding front door. Got up to see what on earth happened, about a 1.5m lizard trying to get in and did not understand the concept of glassRan off to the side of the house, and slipped under the house. Hear from the home help it uses 2 exitsHow to set a trap / snare to catch them. What do they eat ? Assume meat ? Feel like Steve Irwin now Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Why would you want to trap it, and if you do,what will you do with it? look at the other side,it will be keeping vermin under control,and is no danger to you or your family.just let it be. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowny77 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I agree with worgeordie. Do not trap it but make sure you keep all your doors closed. Once its food supply as gone it will just move on to greener pastures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgodber Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 We also had one on my walled in land.I was afraid it would get my cats. My wife chased it around the land and then got help from relatives who captured it and dragged it out and took it to their home and the family ate itSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfsailor Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 You can snare it with a rope and stick apparently... Good luck with that. Don't forget to video the whole thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 "A large Thai lizard". Like the ones that drive tuk-tuks you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 " Feel like Steve Irwin now " I don't think Steve is feeling much at all right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapskatesam Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Free protein! Not bad. What would be the best economical way to cook it though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yes, they love cats. To eat. I stayed on an island in Malaysia that had lots of these things. The lady who ran the bungalows told me about it. A few of her larger cats had scars from fighting them off. I saw them in action. Once I saw one nab a kitten and the mama cat stayed back and watched, and when the thing walked off with it mama followed it from a distance, but the mama cat didn't have her back up for a fight. (I tried to chase it off, throwing rocks etc but it didn't phase the beast.) The cats didn't realize they were being preyed upon, and the mama cat followed it, I guessed to see where the lizard was taking her kitty. Supposedly these things are starting to show up in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Depends on how much you value your limbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Put some moth balls around where he tries to get in He wont stay for long. fly spray works also Both good for joe blakes as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripvanwinkle Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Found this 2 meter one in our swimming pool. 4 kittens went missing. A lizard catcher came and caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamini Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 they are very good to eat. tastes like chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Very easy, you call some Thais around, they will catch it and eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 i love them but chase them off when I see them on our land, they run a mile if you go near them, they eat FISH also so if you have a pond you need to keep them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 3 hours ago, cheapskatesam said: Free protein! Not bad. What would be the best economical way to cook it though? Just leave nature alone why do we have to cook and stuff things? Must be man's nature to attack and destroy. Mother nature is slowly becoming imbalanced thanks to our desire to devour it. My doctor after a urine exam said my body was producing tooo much protein. Eat more vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 You can snare it with a rope and stick apparently... Good luck with that. Don't forget to video the whole thing! Pretty much the size of this one... thanks for the tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Saw the one below on the road the other day. I have a smaller one that lives in the foliage outside my shower window. I love'em. Doesn't hassle me and no doubt eliminates all sorts of undesirables. I put a water dish out during dry spells for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustwest Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 In Koh Phangnan 30 years ago while in bungalow a young Thai was there and gave me the Shish sign. He pulled back his slingshot and went into the jungle as fast as a Gazelle. Came back with a huge lizard. Best part when my wife tried to touch he snapped it's neck. Will never forget the look on her face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 49 minutes ago, gamini said: they are very good to eat. tastes like chicken. Lol.... So do crocodiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I had iguanas in my back yard in Mexico, and boy were they fast. I was surprised to see how close the guy was in the video to the lizard and how long the lizard stayed there. Are they not fast like iguanas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, gamini said: they are very good to eat. tastes like chicken. Funny that. Yesterday at Lotus KFC I had a chicken burger that tasted rather like Water Monitor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 They will also keep rats and snakes down so not a bad thing to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksamuiguy Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Aren't these protected species here in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Grab it by the tail.....swing it around and around above your head 6 times....then smash it's brains out against a tree trunk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 4 hours ago, Borzandy said: Very easy, you call some Thais around, they will catch it and eat it. Light the barbie and chuck a case in the icebox first. Rice or chips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Just leave it alone for heaven's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 2 hours ago, weegee said: Grab it by the tail.....swing it around and around above your head 6 times....then smash it's brains out against a tree trunk.... the man or the monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 3 hours ago, weegee said: Grab it by the tail.....swing it around and around above your head 6 times....then smash it's brains out against a tree trunk.... This is not the way to win an argument with your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 if you get one of these monsters cornered, and it's spooked, and it comes at you... which is very likely, as their natural reaction is to run up the nearest tree You are going to be that tree!!! Immediately throw yourself flat to the floor, and don't even attempt to run away If it climbs you, the tree - your face will be ripped apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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