Watch: Arizona man finds Asian water monitor swimming in his pool

May 11 (UPI) — An Arizona man out doing yard work was stunned to see the world’s second-largest lizard take a dip in his yard pool.

Eric Johnson stated he was working outdoors his house in Peoria, about 13 miles northwest of Phoenix, when he heard one thing splash into his pool.

“It almost sounded like a baseball jumping in the pool,” Johnson told FOX 10 Phoenix. “I didn’t know if it was venomous, if it was going to attack me.”

Alex Roszkowski, director of operations on the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary, recognized the swimmer as an Asian water monitor, the second-largest species of lizard after the komodo dragon.

Asian water displays, native to south and southeast Asia, typically range from 4 to six toes lengthy as adults, however have been recognized to achieve lengths of as much as 10.5 toes.

Johnson snapped pictures of the customer because it swam in his pool and climbed out for some sunbathing.

“So it seemed like it was sweet and friendly and it kind of just laid there, but I wasn’t trying to go test that theory, you know,” Johnson stated.

He stated the lizard left by itself after about 20 minutes.

“He looked happy swimming in the pool,” Johnson stated.

Roszkowski stated the water monitor was virtually actually an escaped pet.