A chubby monitor lizard was rescued after it was stuck in a metal fence because of its huge belly.<br /><br />Wanthanee Jamnongsorn, 41, was about to do some morning exercises when she heard the animal screeching in her yard in Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, central Thailand on August 9.<br /><br />She tried to free the reptile alone at first but later asked help from the rescuers who arrived with their tools.<br /><br />The rescuers covered the struggling 6ft long beast's eyes with a cloth to calm it down as it had started to become aggressive.<br /><br />Afterwards, they widened the space on the gate where it was stuck using a cutting machine.<br /><br />The weary reptile was finally out of the narrow gap after 20 minutes with the help of the rescuers.<br /><br />Wanthanee said the water monitor lizard might have been looking for some chicken in the yard and tried to escape when it didn't find any.<br /><br />She said: "I looked for the animal when I heard it crying. I was stunned as I did not know how to rescue the suffering reptile. I thank the rescue team for saving its life."<br /><br />The monitor lizard was stretched and tied across a wooden stick so the rescuers can easily transport it to a nearby river where it was released.
