A large monitor lizard was dragged out of the back of a family's home in Thailand.

Footage shows the rescue volunteer pulling the five-foot-long reptile by its tail as it tried to escape him before it was tied with a rope and taken for release later in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, on June 20.

Asian water monitor lizards normally live in canals, swamps, sewers and ponds in cities in Thailand. They feed on fish, snakes, frogs and scraps of food left by humans.

The reptiles are aggressive when threatened and have a mildly venomous bite which sometimes carries harmful bacteria. The Godzilla-like reptiles are also a protected species in the country so their population thrives.

A large monitor lizard was dragged out of the back of a family's home.

Footage shows the rescue volunteer pulling the 5ft-long reptile by its tail as it tried to escape him before it was tied with a rope and taken for release later in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, on June 20.

Asian water monitor lizards normally live in canals, swamps, sewers and ponds in cities in Thailand. They feed on fish, snakes, frogs and scraps of food left by humans.

The reptiles are aggressive when threatened and have a mildly venomous bite which sometimes carries harmful bacteria. The Godzilla-like reptiles are also a protected species in the country so their population thrives.