Giant Carnivorous Lizards in Thailand | Wild Thailand | BBC Earth

[@SM-jy3gp]

This video kind of exaggerates the lizard with the background music. They actually mind their business and will steer away from humans most of the time. Lumpini Park was one of my favorites places to go read a book during my weekends off from work. Yes, these lizards are all around roaming freely. Yet the Thais keep their distance and go about their business, it's a perfect coexistence. It was always the tourists/foreigners who were following them, taking pictures, and some were scared of them. It was fun people watching, as I sat on the bench. Oh I miss Bangkok, definitely great memories!

[@akhilchalil1585]

Looks like a staged video, how can someone sleep next to a carcass. The smell will be unbearable. Everything was staged to attract the lizard and take video

[@FriendlyYandere]

That's The point, They used intimidating music while describing these lizards and then juxtapose that by basically telling how the local see them as harmless. That's one of the oldest filmmaking techniques in the book: You raise the tension higher and higher, and then you subvert the expectation.

[@Hzec]

Did you even watch the video bruh

[@blucat4]

@@FriendlyYandere And using that music, it's a rare time the BBC chooses the wrong music, too many people know it and it doesn't suit this video. Still, love the BBC. :-)

[@tichu7]

Not just the music, but the sound effects were way over the top.

[@pxmaarch7998]

Monitor lizard - *about to eat a sleeping human meat* Narrator: but monitor lizards rarely attacks human beings MonitorLizard: *Understandable, have a great day*

[@TheLadyinblack1989]

They are cute. People even keep them as pet.

[@patmills7880]

@@TheLadyinblack1989 unacceptable

[@patmills7880]

Unacceptable. They are wild, leave them alone

[@4nt0s]

The government is on vacation at Thailand.

[@matimus100]

From a cartoon

[@4nt0s]

what

[@Mailive]

They all afraid of human. They aren't Comodo.

[@Fifajosh99]

I’m English and went to this park yesterday! Was so crazy, they are loads coming in and out of the water. All the westerners were shocked! And the Thai people found it normal like seeing a bird. Must visit if you can!

[@rattanachaipakcharawong5865]

In Thailand, we all see it's like pets ...lol

[@bonysminiatures3123]

yeah my wife is thai she hates them lol calls them godzilla

[@a_singular_nugget]

We mostly just vibe with em, dont go close and just keep distance

[@felicitytoad]

You don't sound English do you mean Polish with an English accent ? Happening a lot at the moment in England they think they are English but they are the opposite It's very weird for England's people they don't get on with English especially the children and they are trying to take over and are aggressive and oppositional, is that YOU??? Probably 👎

[@vesterii4201]

They're a great help for controlling rat problems on ricefields back in my hometown located in Aklan Philippines

[@pimmpowpong79]

I always see some comments from people of the Philippines saying you guys have soooo many things similar in your country. That’s so funny 😂

[@Polosatiy_Varan]

@Bruce Wayne No.

[@Kuay-Young-Soong]

แต่ที่ต่างจังหวัดของประเทศไทย พวกมันมักจะมีปัญหากับเกษตรกรผู้เลี้ยงปลา พวกมันจะถูกฆ่าทิ้วด้วยการยิงและวางยา บอกตามตรง มันไม่ควรเป็นสัตว์ที่ได้รับการคุ้มครองทางกฏหมาย ต้องกำจัดให้หมด

[@suhribzevolution645]

ผมกำลังผัดเผ็ดแลนอยู่

[@Noukz37]

I was with my ex-wife in Malaysia, exploring an quiet small town of Port Dickson - we came out of season. We walked across a beautiful, empty beach and then we saw this colossus trudging out of the sea... My jaw dropped, and when I got around I started screaming like a toddler because I was so excited to see a monitor lizard in the "wild", but the to poor thing got scared of me and ran back into the ocean 🤦🏻‍♂

[@AfroVersity]

I see why your ex-wife left you. You get excited and scream like a btich

[@biokosmos]

Nature are disappearing and our fate is doomed...

[@danielb.2385]

"screaming like a todder.." Me: pff, uneducated normie "..because I was so excited to see a monitor lizard" Me: oh.

[@anthony4274]

No one cares

[@gordanng5803]

@@anthony4274 is this what people in your life have been telling you

[@Watchalone]

I like that BBC edited it’s like a Jurassic Park but in real life we Thai people act like friends walking a park together.

[@sumanthganapathibasavapatn141]

Side note, but what a beautiful name for a park. Lumbini is the place in Nepal where Buddha was born under a Shaala tree.

[@ornanongable]

Yes. We named from the place of Buddha born.

[@krankarvolund7771]

"There's danger in the park." Thirty seconds later "They rarely bite humans, and everyone ignore them." Yeah, I can really se the danger in the park....

[@kennethsatria6607]

only for birds and small mammals

[@patarinmahakarat341]

@@kennethsatria6607 ถ้าไม่ยุ่งกะมันก็ไม่กัดน่ะ

[@MassiveMotion]

Try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX_QZ5iHbr2qf9E

[@nicholashaan7345]

Reminds me of the time me and my ex-gf were walking in the park when this huge water monitor emerged from the bushes up ahead and she started panicking while i told her it's ok, it's not gonna harm us, just walk beside me like this... Inside i was smiling to myself as i got to act all macho in front of her 😆😆😆

[@blucat4]

@@nicholashaan7345 Thanks for sharing ..

[@alessiomorosi7038]

0:50 Godzilla but with low budget

[@markusomega6004]

There are many in the canal behind my house. Sometimes they climb the fence and enter my garden. Once a huge one even entered the front door and strolled around inside the house. As soon as they hear or see people, they scamper off. Totally harmless, unless you have cats or small dogs. They're quite fascinating to look at really.

[@ricimer9770]

Same thing happens in my garden, they are great aren't they!

[@markusomega6004]

@southern metalhead Thailand

[@Chill_Mode_JD]

Meh I’d be chill too honestly. Here in FL my 12yo daughter and I see alligators on our trail walks and rides all the time. They are mostly super chill and want nothing to do with you. The one exception was this one time while out on a walk my black lab and I stumbled on a momma gator, she had like 8-10 little babies and was not having visitors lol. We made sure to mind our own business on that occasion…. 🐊🐊🐊

[@dripchungus]

But hey at least you didn't do anything crazy with the momma gator

[@UndefinedBailiwick]

These lizards are less likely to bite you compared to dogs.

[@NightShadow720]

The water monitor lizard is very fascinating. 🦎

[@joethafoe]

Is this reptile from the game Mortal Kombat?

[@stanmarsh4203]

Lol happy Easter

[@talibeyilm]

Dont let 1ndians see it lol

[@THEPUPECHANNEL]

In Thai, we said "เหี้ย" (/hia̯˥˩/ or hia) or "ตัวเงินตัวทอง" (Tua ngen tua tong). Tua ngen tua tong means they have silver and gold color on the body. Sometimes, we named them "วรนุช" (Varanus) , That becomes to scientific name Varanus salvator. Ps. For me, they are so freaking cute. 🥰

[@1993dana15]

These creatures were a common sight in my home garden in Sri Lanka. Actually they are not aggressive as they look nd help us by making sure our garden is safe from venomous snakes like cobras pythons nd vipers.

[@kavaskous]

Their attitude towards monitors is almost how Floridians like myself treat alligators.

[@jessadasaetae]

มันอันตรายน้อยกว่ากันมาก เพียงแค่ไม่เข้าใกล้ พวกมันก็ไม่กัด

[@TheSoulCrisis]

Yeah I can see that, main difference is gators will take opportunities and snatch people any chance they get by waters edge. While monitor lizards just hunt their prey and go on about their day.

[@mytube9182]

@@TheSoulCrisis Yeah that's true. You can see a man sleeping cozy on the edge. That's every day's normal in the parks. If it was for gators the man would've been eaten already.

[@TheSoulCrisis]

@@mytube9182 Yep xD

[@ligondesenuts769]

@@TheSoulCrisis We have big ass salties here in SE Asia. Monitors are not even that closely terrifying as crocs

[@CaryMercer]

I have walked in this park twice in the last two weeks. When you approach, they walk or swim away. They don't want to be near humans.

[@AkRenee]

Pretty cool. Reminds me of people walking past moose here in Alaska. Little black bears too .. they usually don't mind people in the city but both can kill if they wanted to.

[@einienj3281]

I've been chased by a moose, so I don't act as casual around them, as I used to.. Greetings from Finland ♥️

[@AkRenee]

@@einienj3281 so have I while riding a bike.. super scary but typically they tend to be tame. Happy Easter! 🐇

[@einienj3281]

@@AkRenee Mine had a calf in the bushes and I had a dog with me.. ran on top of a tall rock pile and threw rocks at it, bc it tried to climb after us, but was too heavy for the small rocks.. and my dog was supposed to be a Karelian bear dog.. 😄 Happy Easter 🐇

[@AkRenee]

@Bruce Wayne my comment stated little black bears in the neighborhoods of Alaska.* Of course we have big bears but that's not what I was talking about.

[@AkRenee]

@Bruce Wayne lol we have both. I have seen them up close & personal and they were definitely not 700 lb.

[@opasthanaopas5969]

FYI, this place should be pronounced "Loom-Pi-Nee" park.

[@jarednovel]

This is a clear reminder that there is so much intelligence elsewhere in the natural world and that humans are not the only beings that can employ logical reasoning. Of course these lizards won't bite the hand that feeds them. They also do not perceive humans as a threat.. I think they make more sense than humans who sometimes destroy the exact thing that sustains them

[@wahtusy3519]

We have a lot of that here in the Philippines. "Bayawak" is what we call it here

[@rifqifm6434]

In Indonesia (Western java) we call it biawak

[@artemesiagentileschini7348]

ours are of different species. Some are even frugivorous

[@0900370pian]

In Malaysia we call them biawak too..

[@WildlifeThroughLens]

These lizards look like prehistoric creatures

[@michaelanderson7715]

Well prehistory is a narrow slice, it's nothing noteworthy.

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@michaelanderson7715 - lol, get a load of you...

[@michaelanderson7715]

@@mokarokas-1727 ...even less noteworthy; oxygen thief.

[@robertofrancesco5207]

I'm just stunned to see the people walking around calmly 😅😅😅

[@cha0sniper]

I mean, I've seen people behave that way around alligators and crocodiles, and monitors are much less intimidating lol

[@CarassiusAu]

They have nasty bites, but they’re pretty chill creatures who are more afraid of us than we are afraid of them

[@TheBrokenNomad]

Yes, they are venomous, along with the Komodo Dragons. C’mon, BBC, get with the times.

[@ahmetkerem4769]

Does _Varanus salvator_ possess venom glands as well? Are you certain?

[@TheBrokenNomad]

@@ahmetkerem4769 Yes, but they have dental glands instead of the normal venom sack common to snakes.

[@davidortiz3094]

@@TheBrokenNomad They bites can cause infections & kill you. There was a story about a guy who owned two of them & that's how they killed him.

[@TheBrokenNomad]

@@davidortiz3094 the discovery of venom has been confirmed in the last 10 or so years. It was thought previously that infection is what caused death by sepsis until research confirmed the presence of venom.

[@atichatsai01]

Thai here. Been to the park few times. These lizards got used to being near human. If you don't do anything to them then they'll just be on their way. Some even fed them lol.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Happy Easter everyone. Those things are huge. I would have thought it was a Komodo Dragon. Making sure I stay far away. Pretty cool to see though. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@michaelanderson7715]

Keep mythology out of reality.

[@conradlobo3956]

@@michaelanderson7715 keep your toxicity out of this reality

[@JanaSofiaSefar22]

thanks, happy Easter to you too

[@michaelanderson7715]

@@conradlobo3956 Toxicity is religion's domain; foul stench that it is.

[@michaelanderson7715]

@MajorGalah it's clear

[@jalurlurusjawasam]

That is great to see the lizard live peacefully in Thailand. But, in Indonesia, the lizard is living with afraid because they are delicious food....

[@mytube9182]

In Thailand they aren't our main food like pork and chicken. Actually they're pest here, often they steal our poultry and pet babies to feed on. But they're lucky they're considered big animal whom we normally don't kill by fear of karma.

[@meexperience7144]

It’s called “Tua Hia” in Thai, use to call someone irritating and irresponsible, a bad word in Thai.

[@กันต์ธรมิตรปราสาท]

“ไอ้เหี้ย!” or “ ihere” can be used in the same way as “oh my god!” too.

[@CrowSkeleton]

Big 'Dangerous Creatures' vibe to this video...seriously, Westerners are capable of being interested in a non-fluffy animal for 2 minutes and 32 seconds without pretending it's a 15-metre spinosaurus. I've been there and seen these, they were eating the carp and bothering no-one. London swans, now...

[@patmills7880]

Don't be so judgemental, classing all western people as the same. I happen to be very interested in lizards and snakes, as well as birds

[@jamescarr1467]

They use their tails to attack by sweeping them. The Thai name is Hia pronounced, heeya. Do not ever use this word though--it is the worst swear word in Thailand.

[@donsolos]

I just saw a video of thai people drag racing their vehicles they use in the rice fields, after seeing this video it all makes sense now. Thai people are the Florida people of the Asian world lol

[@nonnnth]

ก็คือไปถ่ายสารคดีกันในสวนลุมแล้วนะสมัยนี้ 😆

[@zurazakut-sa4107]

ระดับ BBC เล่นง่ายดี555

[@thesharkormoriantm274]

I dislike it when people see a very big monitor lizard and call it "modernday dinosaur". Birds are the only surviving dinosaurs, but we don't seem to appreciate that.

[@bln3615]

Because they don't look like dinosaurs unlike lizard.

[@michaelanderson7715]

@@bln3615 "Because they don't look like dinosaurs unlike lizard." - what a stupendously ironic response to a comment about ignorance! (you won't understand my point either, stemming from that same ignorance)

[@bln3615]

@@michaelanderson7715 I just explained why ppl think like that, relax.

[@michaelanderson7715]

@@bln3615 "I just explained why ppl think like that, relax." - yep, as I said already, you completely missed the point

[@bln3615]

@@michaelanderson7715 Sorry if I offended your philosophical convictions about the dinosaurity of birds, I promise you from now on I will appreciate the tyrannosaurus rex in every tenders I will eat.

[@bonnielucas153]

Having never seen people napping on the ground where huge monitors stroll around, I find this fascinating. how comforting, to know the sleepy guys can be unafraid like that, whilst the creatures just do what they like, and then slide quietly back into the water, without alarming the people. Never saw anything like that

[@nopphajohn]

They afraid of human.

[@redboy8112]

Sound design was on point

[@Ilemaurice687]

I am watching this in 4k and it super

[@garryferrington811]

It's been so long since I've had a television that I had forgotten how over dramatic everything on television is. This made me realize why I don't miss it. Poison for the mind. Interesting lizards, though.

[@soumyajyotisarkar]

Mumbai people are seeing this

[@cuteduckdontlie4636]

They are so majestic 🦎 🙏🏻 ❤️

[@renzalfredflores6517]

In the Philippines it's called bayawak

[@heryanapernata9384]

In indonesia ; Biawak,..Bayawak ( sunda west java )

[@anujnautiyal8539]

In India I don't know what they are called, if someone knows please tell me

[@NuttachaiTipprasert]

"There's danger in the park." That's soooooooo exegerating. Monitor Lizards are chill animals that rarely (if ever) attack animal bigger than them. They even afraid of dogs; let's alone humans. People in Thailand learn how to live with them by just ignore them. If anyone accidentally stumbled on one, 10 out of 10 they will be the one who first fled from the scene; not us.

[@Polosatiy_Varan]

Large water monitors sometimes attack larger animals, such as dogs, jackals, even calves.

[@uesdtosignin1038]

As Thai people, I think there is less than 1% people will say "ไม่เป็นไร" (Mị̀ pĕnrị) to that lizard. We call them "เหี้ย" in Thailand. One of the most common word in Thailand school but in the bad way..... Fun Fact : Some people here in Thailand are actually smaller than that lizard :)

[@einienj3281]

I would love an animal like that, but they are a lot better off in the wild 🥺♥️

[@TheLadyinblack1989]

They have been living near human for hundreds years. Rangsit area has these lizard everywhere. People tried to get rid off it but they keep coming back. It's just their nature. Those that live in the wild are different type.

[@stanmarsh4203]

I could be your animal 😉

[@ahmetkerem4769]

Actually, they're quite incredible pets if one has the resources.

[@stanmarsh4203]

@@ahmetkerem4769 I could be your wild pet 😉

[@zadiecheetah4132]

I have one, if you do your research then they're quite easy.

[@ayluin4053]

In indonesia it's called biawak

[@p_y_ano4571]

lol

[@p_y_ano4571]

no kidding

[@adyansyah6406]

Nyambik

[@vishnukarthik801]

Yes, I have seen many… but they are usually scared of humans there right?

[@p_y_ano4571]

@@vishnukarthik801 yup

[@Anon_E_Muss]

Water monitors are so cool! Always great to see them in their natural habitat

[@TrueCreed]

Wonder what would happen if someone replace one of them with a komodo dragon? 🤭

[@julianaylor4351]

😁

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Though they are the 2nd Largest Lizard in the world, 3 Meters is the extreme exception. I believe just 1 specimen was found to be that length, but the Water Monitor tends to be be much closer to 1.5-2 m.

[@CarassiusAu]

They’re basically small komodo dragons. Both are dangerous nevertheless

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

@@CarassiusAu Hardly Dangerous. Nasty Bite, but you could count on one hand the number of individuals killed by a Komodo Dragon. And the Water Monitor will run from people before it bites in self defense.

[@jeffthompson9622]

A friend who exhibited reptiles had one that was close to that length about 35 years ago. I would visit Mondays when the Maryland Reptile Institute was closed and hand food to Leroy Brown. Behaviorally, they are my favorite lizards. I wish they were less messy and could live as long as a gila monster.

[@mytube9182]

Exception be made again for them in Thailand's parks, especially in the metropolitan area of 7900 km3 where people like to feed them for relaxation. The 3 meters water monitors are often becoming too many that people start getting feared and asked the caretakers to catch them to release in the wild. Actually when you see how the situation is quite often incurred you may start questioning how they're ranked #2 biggest with this significant amount of population.

[@readysetactioncommentaries]

Talk about exaggerating🙄water monitors try and stay clear of humans and don’t bite or attack unless they’re provoked or feel threatened. Hate how BBC or other documentaries seem to over exaggerate information about an animal like Asian water monitor lizards.

[@mariejuana2993]

Im listening to this with my earphones on and the sound quality of the SFX is amazing. Just thought I'd let you know

[@TheSoulCrisis]

Man and animals in harmony is beautiful

[@sriramkalaga9300]

It looks staged. Who’d be stupid enough to allow monitor lizards in public pools and parks? Plus, who’d be idiotic enough to nap in a park with monster lizards?

[@CarassiusAu]

It’s not staged. Source: I’m Thai. Lumphini park is a 10-minute car ride from my house. I’ve been there a couple of times. These lizards are literally everywhere Also, monitor lizards wouldn’t approach a sleeping person the same way we wouldn’t approach a sleeping monitor lizard. Coexistence is possible if both sides keep their distance

[@thaidevil6846]

If you think staged, I want you to come to Thailand, come to Lumpini, come and see with your own eyes, welcome to Thailand.

[@SanyHand]

As a Thai , how was staged !!!

[@folkse]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX_QZ5iHbr2qf9E

[@minmin19XX]

อย่าเอาตรรกะโง่ๆที่ประเทศของคุณมาใช้ในประเทศไทย มันไม่มีอันตรายใดๆด้วยซ้ำ

[@NaturalBiotopes]

This lizard is the dinosaur of our time.👍

[@michaelanderson7715]

Lizards are not dinosaurs. The dinosaurs of our time are birds.

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

👎

[@SatyamKumar-bb5lj]

Marathi 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffthompson9622]

I have kept that species and interacted with others. When raised in captivity they seem to enjoy interacting with humans, even when not being handed food. Being partly aquatic, their bodies are not water conservative, so they are messy and their enclosures need a lot of cleanup. A tame water monitor is careful when taking food from a human hand. While these behavioral notes don't apply to wild animals, one in a Bangcock park tolerated a friend's approach and contact.

[@Hellnaw200]

Monitor Lizards are nice

[@senianns9522]

I have these laying eggs behind my garden wall alongside the Klong. Huge beasts that are quite nervous and scared of humans! At 45kg and at 1.8m length --I won't be bothering them!

[@paliaha706]

Mai pen rai 🍉🍊🍌🥬🫐🍆

[@AouGoji_A19]

Idk why thai people like hate lizards and other exotic pets I want get this lizard to be pet but I can’t catch it it too fast when run 🤣

[@TheLadyinblack1989]

It can't be tamed unless you hatch it from an egg or buy it from a pet store. The egg is a rare delicacy, so it quite hard to get one. There are people who have them as a pet . Just ask around.

[@antonioferrari241]

Mapinrai…what a wonderful phrase Mapinrai…ain’t no passing craaaze! It means no worries For the rest of your days! It’s a problem freeeeeeee! Philosophyyyyyyy! Mapinrai!

[@TDash-pn4rw]

2:20 just be calm, carefree, and we all get along. Other people: Aahhh! Lizards! Kill it kill it kill it!!! (I can see how that gonna go, feel bad for the monitors from that😑)

[@wayofa]

The background music makes me feel more like Indonesin music, not a Thai one.

[@nays541]

They look like komodos

[@relighg]

we have a lot of that here but they don't really do anything. They're not even aggressive

[@mikemccormick8115]

They are no threat at all. They are skittish of people. I walked by a large one which scampered away quickly. And they are large but not 3 meters large.

[@kennethsatria6607]

i love how it just pops out the water like "hoi there"

[@scorpionpilot9446]

But can it do a flip? Yeah that's what I thought

[@michellelee8933]

I live in Indonesia so I see them regularly too but there's none of them at any city parks and I'm just wondering how are y'all taking your dogs to that park. Cos the dogs I know of go crazy when they see these.

[@jittapootowasakun1960]

they don't attack people and pets here, there are strayed cats in the park as well.

[@josephwarra5043]

!!!AYEEEEE!!!

[@topbanana4013]

we have carnivorous birds in central London parks UK . they swallow the pigeons whole. we all get along fine

[@hunterhq295]

They help clean up carrion and keep the area clean of disease.

[@hunterhq295]

These twice as big as the ones I see in Malaysia

[@ChristianLopez-zs6ob]

David Icke likes this

[@lyric8006]

lol 😆

[@krazeekalvin]

I had one that couldn't make up it's mind about which side of the road it wanted to go to on a motorcycle ride in Thailand one time. My friend riding behind me as well as my self were gearing down and braking as fast as we could on our Harley's. Luckily it finally got off of the road and we keep on our ride.

[@farleymusclewhite411]

It would be nice to know what these creatures are called in Thai, not "Water Monitors" I am sure. Pretty clever video though. When I lived there we had gecko-type lizards called " Ching Choc" and the ones outside that were called "Tuk Kae" (also the sound they make -actually I remember it as more like "took gow"-) but I never ran across one of these. Poisonous snakes and spiders yes, but was unaware of these guys.

[@praeposter]

they’re called “hia” which can also be used as a swear :)

[@farleymusclewhite411]

@@praeposter Thanks. Good to know.

[@chanonwisanmongkol2254]

This video show 2 type of water monitors. It's hia and ta-guad

[@passangero_o5717]

when you are jogging around the park and have Giant Carnivorous Lizards help you speed up😂

[@ep073132]

we have these kind of big lizards in malaysian rivers too. crocs prey on them

[@abadon4]

Good work ! Anyway maybe u can talk about how monitor lizards do cannibalism, but i think everyone notice that the leg at 1:40 was a dog one :)

[@wongsakornbuthsrikui8808]

Wow very beautiful. Monitors of Thailand. My country.

[@warlord5295]

Basically the way thai people react to water monitors reminds me of how florida people react to alligators and i dont know if thai eat water monitors but i definitely know florida folks eat gator so please tell me if thats a thing or not.

[@dreshawnwoodard1440]

Hey, wake up man ... Sorry y'all I was yelling at the guy laying there at the beginning

[@jesadanaoki]

Wow! Amazing Thailand 😗😗👍

[@walkthroughvg]

in my place, this lizard is really a pest that is difficult to deal with, our family can't pay the bank credit because our fish pond has been eaten by these lizards, and sometimes small lizard enter to my house

[@lovepet4565]

Im Happy to see bird stands so theyre not on ground near lizzies😊

[@Iwascrazy]

There just minding there business you can pet one

[@toradora1439]

Ive seen videos of these things eating cows, and yet here they wont even consider a human. Interesting.

[@zahirmurji]

Komodo dragons enjoy semi-tropical islands and warm weather, while some monitor lizards are more aquatic and can handle cooler temperatures than the average Komodo dragon. Komodo dragons are only found in Komodo, Indonesia, while many other species of monitor lizard are found around the world.

[@ravenrazerclaw]

Beautiful

[@talibeyilm]

Well i sure hope its safe in Thailand unlike 1ndia

[@BombshElle_7]

I thought it was a komodo dragon at first, but not quite big enough

[@alwaleedalthani9624]

I have seen them in Sipadan and Sabah Malaysia and they are intimidating to say the least !

[@jlev9391]

So we just CGI’d people taking naps in the background?

[@michaelanderson7715]

NO, that's the actual background.

[@davidboi4025]

Radical man...these dudes totally smack...

[@p_y_ano4571]

water monitor : am i a joke to you?

[@Mikey.IsMyPFP]

That aunt looks poor,.......😢 and is it Chiang Mai? Roi Et? Somewhere??

[@minmin19XX]

Bangkok,thailand lumpinee park

[@baileytheaquarist9628]

Cool!

[@samratchattopadhyay3057]

This giant innocent lizard is happily lizzying around the park . 💚

[@thailandwild4897]

I filmed them there some years ago and got the great shot of the Thai people standing to attention for the National Anthem at 8am with water monitors casually carrying on about their normal routine.

[@mrs.g2147]

Wow this sucker looks like Godzilla 🙄

[@cindypradila8298]

Amazing

[@umermughal9573]

How can we kill monitor lizard?

[@wildlifestylel4070]

nyc 😍😍