This is the bizarre moment a rescue worker caught a monitor lizard - then rode away with it slung over his shoulder. <br /><br />The man, named Jansak Nilsukhum, caught the reptile in a house in Saraburi, central Thailand on June 24.<br /><br />Fearing that the beast was injured, Jansak decided it needed to be taken to the nearest vets for a checkup.<br /><br />Footage shows the eccentric volunteer with the monitor lizard’s hands and feet tied up as he carries it like a bag on his shoulder. <br /><br />With no car available, he had to ride away on his motorcycle with the lizard under his arm to the astonishment of passing drivers. <br /><br />Speaking after, Jansak said: ''It wasn’t safe to let the lizard go because there are too many houses. I had to drive away with him to see a doctor. He looked like it was hurt.''<br /><br />The monitor lizard was checked over and after being declared healthy, released back into the wild at a nearby stream.
