In a village in the Sara Buri district of central Thailand, several dogs chased a big Asian water monitor lizard up a telephone pole.
The gigantic lizard climbed the pole to escape a band of stray dogs who had attacked and bitten it. However, it became stuck and had to be rescued.
After spending an hour wrapped up on a pole outside a house in the Mueang area, the “Tuā Hīa,” also known as “Tuā Ngern Tuā Tong,” attracted a crowd of neighborhood residents.
The people were afraid that the animal may become electrocuted and die like three sluggish lorises in the province of Songkhla. On the other hand, they were worried that the enormous animal may harm the community’s electrical system and result in a power outage.
Suwit Yaemubon, the homeowner, dispatched two rescuers to bring the monitor lizard back, but it wasn’t a simple job. The rescuers climbed a ladder, wrapped a rope around the lizard, and taped its mouth shut. The lizard was taken back down, placed on a motorcycle, and released in an area with fewer people where it shouldn’t be attacked by soi dogs.
Suwit asserted that while strolling close to his fence, he noticed the lizard sitting nearby. Then, out of concern that it could try to enter his home, he chased it away. The hunt was joined by a pack of soi dogs, who bit the lizard as it ran up the pole.
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