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Water monitor

Varanus salvator

Description:

Large water monitor with a very long tail, found on a bank of Kandy lake !

Notes:

These water monitors are famous for the defensive attack , where it uses the tail ! Carnivore , often can be found eating dead animals.

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3 Comments

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Lol funniest comment ever !

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

@@@@!!!!@@@@!!!AMAZING!

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

love its big..... stomach =D

Kandy CP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jul 22, 2013
Submitted on Jul 22, 2013

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