A wild Bengal monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis) enters human territory seeking food from the jungle in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on August 21, 2026. The Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor is a large (61-175 cm) carnivorous and non-poisonous lizard that is mainly terrestrial. The monitor lizard is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, but it is frequently killed by poachers for its meat, blood, and oil, as well as for purported cures for various ailments.
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