A monitor lizard rampaged through a bar sending staff and customers running away in panic.<br /><br />The 6ft long reptile wandered in from a nearby canal while owner Pattana Lamka was relaxing at the 88 Bistro in Pathum Thani, central Thailand on July 16.<br /><br />Security camera shows the wild animal scurrying through the lobby before heading towards the kitchen area.<br /><br />The reptile startled the staff who were working inside and quickly ran away from the scene.<br /><br />One of the cooks grabbed a long stick to use as defense in case the lizard attacked for him. He jumped on the counter while his colleagues were following him, trying to stop the animal.<br /><br />The monitor lizard eventually ran away into the back yard where it disappeared into the bushes.<br /><br />Pattana said: "I was so scared of the lizard. I never expected that one would come into my bar. The only one thing I could do was just run away."