A monitor lizard rampaged through a factory and chased terrified workers away.

CCTV footage shows the 3ft-long reptile dashing across the warehouse while employees attended to customers in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, on March 15.

The crowd fled on top of tables to escape the animal while the others helped catch and drag it outside the establishment.

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.