Teachers lured out a monitor lizard that raided their classroom.

The instructors were having a meeting when the baby reptile wandered into the room in Suphan Buri province, Thailand.

Footage shows one of them opening the door while her colleagues chased the animal out into the gymnasium. It scampered away and disappeared into the yard.

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.