A wild monitor lizard ran through a family's home in Thailand.

CCTV footage shows the 4ft-long reptile hiding behind boxes as the residents tried to scare it out by poking the pile with a stick before it finally revealed itself in Singburi province on May 17.

The animal crawled out of the house on its own and escaped into the nearby sewers.

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.