February 9th, 2010 Crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadori)
Sorry the picture quality is bad.
These large lizards are one of my favorite species. They are the longest lizards in the world and very arboreal, the Komodo dragon is the heaviest lizard and mostly terrestrial. The croc monitor on the tree is 10 feet long, most of the length is tail, this helps balance them while climbing from tree to tree. The croc monitor can be very aggressive and the bite and claws can cause serious wounds. Their mouth can open very wide and the teeth are long and sharp for puncturing bird feathers however they will pursue small mammals as well. The teeth of croc monitors are double edged and flat like a knife, not conical.
This CM was named “Norman” after the main character in the movie “psycho” because of his aggressive behavior, he would attack on sight and pursue me and my partner, he was successful in biting my partner.
