Monitor lizard enjoys dip in hotel swimming pool in Thailand during COVID-19 lockdown

Monitor lizard enjoys dip in hotel swimming pool in Thailand during COVID-19 lockdown

This is the amusing moment a wild monitor lizard enjoyed a dip in a hotel swimming pool that was close to guests because of the coronavirus.

The cheeky reptile was spotted by British tourist Sandra Roberts while she walking through the hotel yard in Bangkok, Thailand, last Saturday (April 25).

While the rest of the guests were confined to their their rooms, unable to swim because of the Covid-19 preventive measures, the lizard enjoyed the empty pool.

Footage shows the 4ft long adult lizard paddling through the water before climbing up to the pool side.

The reptile then walks past the sunbeds, heading into the bush.

Sandra said: "It is not fair that he is allowed in the pool.

Anyway, it is so beautiful to have a moment with an animal like this.

It made my day a lot better." Government ministers in Thailand have imposed strict measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus, including banning hotels from using swimming pools.

Other restrictions include canceling all incoming flights, alcohol prohibition, curfews and travel bans.

The country has recorded 2,947 infections and 54 deaths.

Bangkok has large numbers of Asian water monitor lizards that live in parks, lakes, canals and marshland.