Huge monitor lizard caught after attacking a pet dog
A rampaging monitor lizard has a tug-of-war with animal catchers after biting a dog then hiding between the floorboards.<br /><br />The 5ft long reptilian snuck inside the two-storey house and bit the pet pooch on August 15 at 8am in Chachoengsao, Thailand.<br /><br />Terrified resident Yo Thong, 72, ran for cover - while the lizard scampered into a hole and burrowed between the wooden planks. <br /><br />Rescuers arrived and spent 30 minutes trying to free the aggressive creature - cutting away parts of wood then yanking it down by the tail.<br /><br />Relieved grandfather-of-five Yo said: ''It could have been me, the lizard could have bitten me. <br /><br />''He bit the dog instead after it started barking at him. I ran away, I was scared and called the police for help. <br /><br />''I'm happy the rescue service came and took out the lizard. I would not have slept in the house with it around. It was a big one and very angry.''<br /><br />Volunteers from the Chachoengsao Rescue Foundation tied up the 1.5metres long (4.9ft) Asian monitor lizard before driving it several miles away in the back of a truck to be released into the wild. <br /><br />Monitor lizards usually grow up to 1.5metres and feed on fish, frogs, birds, snakes and rodents. But they will attack humans if they feel threatened.
