Monitor lizard enters Thailand 7-Eleven store like Godzilla in Hong Kong

[kobayashiGT]

Very Godzilla-like.

A monitor lizard, estimated to be about 1.8m to 2m in length, entered a 7-Eleven convenience store in Thailand and proceeded to cause a major inconvenience to customers and staff.

Climbed up shelves

This was after the monitor lizard casually crawled to the back of the shop and climbed up nine shelves to get up close to the ceiling.

While it did so, it ended up knocking over multiple packets of milk onto the floor, an April 6 Facebook video of the incident showed.

Screaming and laughing in video

The peculiar reptilian antics left customers and staff bewildered, as they shrieked and laughed in both fear and excitement -- all at the same time.

A woman could be heard screaming in the video: “Cute. Is he hungry? Does he want to eat?”

Another person, believed to be an employee, screamed off-camera: “The shelves are ruined! Oh my god.”

The video was shot by Jejene Narumpa, a woman in Thailand.

Her Instagram story of the monitor lizard tagged Soi Ban Tang Sin as the location, which is in the west metro Bangkok’s Nakhon Pathom province.

Monitor lizard trying to cool off?

Some of the responses to the video by online commenters guessed that the monitor lizard was probably just trying to get closer to the air-conditioner to get some respite from the heat outside.

Another video shot by another passer-by showed what appeared to be the same monitor lizard outside of the 7-Eleven store.

The reptile could be seen trying make a forced entry into the store, but eventually gave up.

One short scene even showed the monitor lizard being shooed away with a broom.

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Hahha. I like how the Thais took this kind trivia so lighthertedly.😁

Meanwhile in Singapore we have Otters and Wild boar, Thai have monitor lizard that acts like Gozilla. 🤣

 

[Kopites]

Na rak!

[13177]

Such a big monitor lizard siah!

[Watwheels]

Is it in Thailand or Hong Kong?

[Inlinefour]

Paging for Mr Kong 

[Tohto]

This looks bigger than those I saw in Sungei Buloh wetland reserve. 

[kobayashiGT]

27 minutes ago, Watwheels said:

Is it in Thailand or Hong Kong?

Thailand. haha

[Picnic06-Biante15]

1 hour ago, 13177 said:

Such a big monitor lizard siah!

Lucky happen in Thailand.

In China, shop owner busy looking for claypots and spices ...

Edited April 8, 2021 by Picnic06-Biante15

[Tohto]

41 minutes ago, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

Lucky happen in Thailand.

In China, shop owner busy looking for claypots and spices ...

Tom Yam may be as good 😁

[Volvobrick]

The skin pattern is very nice. Probably makes a nice bag....

[Beregond]

1 hour ago, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

Lucky happen in Thailand.

In China, shop owner busy looking for claypots and spices ...

When i was very young. I remember my dad catch  this. Really  chop to make soup. give  the meat to all relative. 

四脚蛇

[Tohto]

8 minutes ago, Beregond said:

When i was very young. I remember my dad catch  this. Really  chop to make soup. give  the meat to all relative. 

四脚蛇

This is too big, the meat likely very hard already. 

[Picnic06-Biante15]

11 minutes ago, Beregond said:

When i was very young. I remember my dad catch  this. Really  chop to make soup. give  the meat to all relative. 

四脚蛇

Good only in Dec cold & rainy season to keep body warm.....  

Take in July, you will bleed in your nose ....

[Mustank]

1 hour ago, Picnic06-Biante15 said:

Lucky happen in Thailand.

In China, shop owner busy looking for claypots and spices ...

https://youtu.be/UKH3vZ3vjPo

 

[Picnic06-Biante15]

5 minutes ago, Tohto said:

This is too big, the meat likely very hard already. 

Using charcoal flame over 3 hrs inside claypot will soften the meat ...

[Jman888]

why it climb up on top of the shelve, pang sai issit?

[Picnic06-Biante15]

17 minutes ago, Jman888 said:

why it climb up on top of the shelve, pang sai issit?

They also studied the "Cooporate Ladder"  .....

Aiming for the top position by stepping onto anything that's block their way .  

 

[Jamesc]

I suspect this is where the rest of his family ended up.

 

Edited April 8, 2021 by Jamesc