A wild monitor lizard was caught hiding behind a table in a family's kitchen.

Footage shows the reptile trying to hide in the narrow space between the wall and the furniture when residents in Khon Kaen province, Thailand discovered it.

Resident Natthaphon Reerak said: 'We always find animals in the house. The other time it was a snake.'

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.