2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Just leave it alone for heaven's sake.

 

Sometimes it is necessary to move these things away. The clip is of an 'x' meter monitor lizard that ended up inside our house trying to hide under the wife's computer table. Simple noose around it's neck and keep on pulling worked in this case.

 

 

When playing with these little (harmless unless threatened) beasts, be careful of their teeth, their claws/talons and their tails as anyone of these, or in any combination can cause injury. Also watch out for them playing dead; just after this clip when it was dragged into the soi (with a clear passage for escape), it keeled over and played possum. Got the noose from around it's neck, threw a bucket of water over it and off it shot. They also move extremely fast for short periods.............................

Yes, they use their tail as a whip and it is surprisingly effective, and very painful.

12 hours ago, cheapskatesam said:

Free protein! Not bad.

 

What would be the best economical way to cook it though?

 

Flamethrower?

I saw a monitor down the market, the poor thing was trussed up and looking really poorly so i thought id buy its freedom.

1200 baht was the cost.

He probably was delicious.....

9 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

  

• This is not the way to win an argument with your wife. 

how do u know it was his Wife?

Love nature, but also love my teeny aging cat. She would be no match for this beast. Security guard is a master catcher and has set a trap


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We had a problem with snakes under our house until a water monitor came and made it his home - never seen a snake since !

 

They are most welcome - not aggressive to humans and eat rats , mice and snakes so why on earth would you want to trap it or worse still kill it

 

Respect nature and it will respect you ..........

Looking forward to your next post - how to get rid of snakes living under my house and guess what the answer will be ................

 

Disapointed in your short sighted action and feel sorry for your lack of compassion but have no fear nature WILL return the compliment 

Today at the Formula1 races in Singapore there was one running on the track. The drivers got shocked 

Let me think ..mmmm my cat, or lizard, my cat, or lizard. I will preserve my little old cat who is no match for this behemoth

FYI ... problems w snakes ? Just spread sulphur around your house, old Malay trick

Leave the monitor lizard alone.  They are a protected species and native here... unlike cats! 

 

I would rather have them around than a load of cats... which kill birds, frogs, and all sorts of other animals, apart from spraying piss and shitting all over the place, and making noise fight each other late at night.

 

There are plenty more cats to adopt if yours gets eaten.... there are far fewer monitor lizards.. and their population rapidly declining thanks to humans.

 

 

On 9/11/2016 at 1:29 AM, Gulfsailor said:

You can snare it with a rope and stick apparently... Good luck with that. Don't forget to video the whole thing!

 

Funny that dog jumping in to help at the end...I'm pretty sure that's what the lizard was after  

Leave the monitor lizard alone.  They are a protected species and native here... unlike cats! 

 

I would rather have them around than a load of cats... which kill birds, frogs, and all sorts of other animals, apart from spraying piss and shitting all over the place, and making noise fight each other late at night.

 

There are plenty more cats to adopt if yours gets eaten.... there are far fewer monitor lizards.. and their population rapidly declining thanks to humans.

 

 

Lol - I live on the outskirts of Bangkok, not even the bush, and there are plenty. A friend saw a huge one in a klong on ploenchit - down town bkk

Probably the third one I have seen in a few months






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