
PATHUM THANI — The Volunteer Radio Center of the Pathum Thani Snake Association received a call for help from residents late Sunday night. An Asian water monitor was reported in a bathroom of a house in a housing estate near Khlong 2, Soi Bongkot 14, Khlong 2 Subdistrict, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province.
Upon arrival, they found the water monitor’s head poking out of the toilet bowl. The officer quickly used reptile-catching equipment and his right hand to grab and pull out the water monitor, much to the relief of the homeowners. The lizard was about the size of a child’s arm.
Mrs. Bong-on, 64, the homeowner, recounted that at 9 p.m., she heard rustling noises in the bathroom. Then, her two cats ran out of the bathroom with alarmed expressions. Her daughter, suspicious, went to check the bathroom and saw the water monitor’s head in the toilet bowl. Her son quickly advised closing the bathroom door and keeping watch to prevent the lizard from escaping. They then called the rescue unit for help.

“We want to thank the rescue unit for helping catch the water monitor. We couldn’t have done it ourselves as we were scared. We need to be more careful in the future, but we’re still afraid. Today, the rescue team also installed traps to prevent dangerous animals from entering through the pipes again. At least it helps prevent to some extent,” she said.
She explained that the water monitor likely entered through the drainage pipe. This was the second time an animal came in this way, but the first time it was a snake that her children caught themselves without calling for help, as it had slithered out of the bathroom. Now, they always close the door after using the bathroom and scan the area for anything unusual before closing the door properly.
Mr. Montien Nakprasert, a volunteer officer from the Pathum Thani Snake Association, revealed that he installed traps to prevent reptiles from entering.
He advised that if people encounter such reptiles again, they should call the rescue team for safety. Attempting to catch them without expertise could result in dangerous bites if mishandled.
This advice gains additional weight in light of a previous incident in Bangkok, where a resident found a python nearly 2 meters long that bit his testicle while he was sitting on the toilet at home. In shock, the man grabbed the snake’s neck and yanked it off.
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