At about 4pm on Sunday (February 15), reporters had heard news that construction workers in Krabi found a giant Monitor lizard near Tha Reur Rd in Paknam.
Witnesses said they had never seen an animal of this size in the area before.
The male Monitor lizard, which measured 1.8 metres long and weighed 40 kilos, had suffered wounds all over the body and appeared to have been beaten severely near its tail.
Chatchai Saraban, 24, who lives on the workcamp said, “I was pulling a box of tiles near the walkway of the workcamp when I noticed a tail. I thought it belonged to a crocodile so I poked it with a stick.
“I was frightened when I found out what it was and called my co-workers for help.
“We hit it several times but it did not respond,” said Chatchai.
Nearby residents assumed that the animal came from the forest nearby and had come to the workcamp to find food. They believe it got beaten to death when the workers found out that it had eaten some chickens on at their camp.