The Bengal monitor or common Indian monitor (Varanus bengalensis) is a large (61-175 cm) carnivorous and non-poisonous lizard that is mainly terrestrial in a jungle at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on September 07, 2022. The monitor lizard is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act but is regularly killed for its meat, blood, and oil as well as a cure for several ailments. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
