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Varanus niloticus
A large lizard with a dark back and yellow sides.
Found near water. My guide while in Africa had a friend capture this guy on his property and the guy was going to kill it, but my guide took it from him so it didn't have to die. This happened a few days before I got to SA, so he put it in a big concrete tub with water until my group got there (he fed it daily), then the first morning we went and got him out of the tub and took him to a pond on my guides property and released him after some photos.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014
11 Comments
Thanks guys, was definitely a cool experience :)
amazing...i have to agree with cody
Beautiful creature, it looks huge!!
Happy it got a new home and not exterminated!
This is really SOTW worthy. Monitors in the wild are incredible treats to those who get to encounter them. Love the first shot.
Great shots, Ashley!
Nice series Ashley.
Monitors are very interesting lizzards. I wish I'll see one in the wild someday.
We saw several- they're very cooll. GReat story on this one
Very cool! What a handsome face! I love that first shot! Looks like you had a nice trip?!
Yep, our guide was happy to release him on his property :) It was a nice surprise too, we had no idea he had him waiting for us!
Great looking beast! Glad to hear it had a happy ending.