Lizard terrifies restaurant diners

This is the terrifying moment a huge monitor lizard panics diners as it strolls through a packed food court at lunchtime.

The venomous, metre-long lizard was caught on camera as it scattered spooked customers at the beachside venue in Padang Kota, in Penang, in Malaysia, on 31st May.

In trembling handheld phone footage, diners are seen shrieking in terror as they leap up on tables and benches while the lizard struts through the eateries.

Others leap out of its way until one restaurant worker manages to encourage it back towards the beach as the clip ends.

The lizard is understood to have been an Asian water monitor, only second in size to the fearsome Komodo dragon.
Video: NewsX