{"id":4361,"date":"2016-06-16T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T08:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/16\/thai-man-almost-loses-home-to-monster-monitor-lizard\/"},"modified":"2016-06-16T16:45:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T08:45:04","slug":"thai-man-almost-loses-home-to-monster-monitor-lizard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/16\/thai-man-almost-loses-home-to-monster-monitor-lizard\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai man almost loses home to monster monitor lizard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What do you do when you witness your house being broken into by a freakishly huge monitor lizard? Record the whole incident down of course.<\/p>\n

Attanai Thaiyuanwong<\/a> was in for a rude surprise on Sunday when he arrived back at his home in Nonthaburi, Thailand, to find an unwelcome visitor trying to get into his house.<\/p>\n

The intruder was a giant monitor lizard, that looked as tall as an adult human, was standing upright on its hind legs with its mouth around the door knob.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Chinese village under siege by wild monkeys after tourism plans backfire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In Thai tradition, monitor lizards are believed to bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Known as “Tua Ngern Tua Thong”, Thais also call the reptiles “Hia!” which apparently means “F**k!”. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

More about Monitor Lizard<\/a>, Animals<\/a>, Thailand<\/a>, and Watercooler<\/a><\/p>\n

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