Monitor Lizards

can swim
climb trees
lay eggs on sandy beaches
hiss, it sounds like air being let out of a balloon.
are wary of people (at present)
are diurnal (walk about during the day)
reproduce from May through September, and the babies hatch around February. They hatch out at about 12 to 14 inches long."
ARE Dangerous: They are grabbers and shakers.
can grow 7ft long
are native of the Nile River in Africa

1) Why do monitor lizard bites take such a long time to heal?
A.)They carry a nasty variety of pathogens in their saliva. The most notorious is the Komodo Dragon - if you make it past the attack, you risk death from secondary infection if you don't get medical help. So, if you plan on going after a monitor, and get bit, I suggest medical attention.

The Cape's population of monitors needs to be eradicated or kept in check by trappers because the reptiles eat the eggs and hatchlings of burrowing owls, a species of special concern, and the eggs of threatened gopher tortoises. They also like to eat alligator eggs and other small reptiles.

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