(WTHR) — A giant lizard is lurking around the backyard ofa south Florida home.
A family in David has been desperately trying to trap a giant lizard that's been wandering around their backyard.
Mari and Zach Lieberman captured the creature on cellphone video, slithering up to the door on their back porch.
Experts believe the lizard may be an Asian or Nile water monitor, which is an invasive species to Florida.
The Lieberman's are worried their small children could be at risk, so they've contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
Experts say monitors go after small prey, but humans can get a nasty bite or scratch if they get too close.
"She's like 'look outside' and then I roll this up and I was like 'oh, boy, he's uh, that's a big fella!'" Zach Lieberman said. "My biggest concern is just the safety of my kids, the kids in the neighborhood, maybe something like the small dogs. He's not a gator, but he's just, he's faster than a gator, which is scary."
Being an invasive species, monitors are dangerous to the native wildlife and to the ecosystem.
The family is trying to put a fence up to keep the lizard out.