'Kong vs Monitor coming next', say netizens as giant monitor lizard ransacks supermarket

OMFG pic.twitter.com/a2Vbsh4bjf

Andrew MacGregor Marshall (@zenjournalist) April 7, 2021

The tweet by Marshall has garnered numerous likes and retweets so far. Netizens had a field day with this bizarre event and one of them even went onto ask is Kong vs The Monitor coming next.

Is this the coming attraction for Kong vs. The Monitor?

Mark Stern (@mfstern) April 7, 2021

pic.twitter.com/gVekM9RpoQ

{Christopholus} (@Christopholus22) April 8, 2021

nah. it's a monitor lizard (Hear)

making profile picture (@BumpermanXDTH) April 7, 2021

Is it the' Milk Monitor'

Thorinoaken (@Thorinoaken6) April 7, 2021

Nothing to see here, just a 6ft monitor lizard raiding a supermarket in Thailand. pic.twitter.com/AJCa5teJ2e

DaddyMO (@therealdaddymo1) April 7, 2021

Deleted post credits scene from the #GodzillaVsKong movie. pic.twitter.com/dx3RTXFDLA

TASK Leader of the Invincible Cult #StopAsianHate (@UpToTASK) April 7, 2021

ARE MONITOR LIZARDS DANGEROUS?

According to National Parks, a Singapore government agency website, monitor lizards do have venom secreting glands. While this poison is enough to kill its smaller preys like insects, spiders, small mammals, birds, amphibians and fish by causing rapid swelling, low blood pressure and blood clot inhibition, it has a comparatively mild effect on humans. In case of humans, the main cause of worry is the subsequent bacterial infection.

Like most wild animals, these creatures do not attack unless they are provoked. You will be absolutely fine if you keep a safe distance.

HAVE MONITOR LIZARDS BEEN FOUND IN INDIA?

This, however, is not the first time that social media is abuzz with such news. Back in July 2020, IPS officer HGS Dhaliwal shared an image of a giant monitor lizard gallivanting at someone's home in Delhi's Chhatarpur area.

Spotted at someones home in Delhi!! pic.twitter.com/4HG9vMhQ7V

HGS Dhaliwal (@hgsdhaliwalips) July 9, 2020